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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-708

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 5 November 1943, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
  • Launched, 18 December 1943
  • Delivered, 6 January 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-708 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy 6 to 25 June 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck From the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 285 t.(fl)
    Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 6"
    max.navigational 3' 6"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    10 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    two .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 2 1/2"
    gun shields 2"
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V. D.C. Ship's service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT-708
    1018070801    		 335k LCT(6)-708 caught in an ice trap in the upper Mississippi River, being cleared by U.S. Coast Guardsmen while trailing a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker down the Mississippi River near Quincy, Illinois heading south, 1 January 1944.
    US National Archives Identifier 205580934, Local Identifier 26-G-01-27-44(4), a U.S. Coast Guard photo now in the collection of the US National Archives.    		 David Upton
    LCT-705
    1018070501
    NA 205580749    		 356k Four LCTs including; LCT(6)-706, LCT(6)-705, and LCT-708 trailing a United States Coast Guard icebreaker southbound on the Mississippi River near Quincy, IL., 1 January 1, 1944.
    U.S. National Archives Identifier 205580749, Local Identifier 26-G-01-27-44(5), and
    U.S. National Archives Identifier 205580836, Local Identifier 26-G-01-27-44(3) U.S. Coast Guard Photos now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 David Upton
    LCT-706
    1018070601
    NA 205580835     		356k
    There is no history record for LCT(6)-708 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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