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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-732

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 5 February 1944, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
  • Launched, 22 February 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 16 March 1944, LTjg. Milford Braxton Miller, in charge
  • Loaded aboard and LST at New Orleans, off-loaded in New Guinea
  • During World War II LCT-732 and was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCT Flotilla 22, Group 65 LCDR Black commanding, and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 January 1945
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LCT-732 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1"
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft 5'; (max)
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7kts
    Complement 14
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament 2 single 20mm AA gun mounts, 4 .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor 20lbs wheelhouse, 10lbs gun shield
    Propulsion 3 Gray Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 225 per shaft
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    LST-732 389k LCT-732 crew in 1944 before deploying to the South Pacific. The LCTs skipper, LT. Milford Braxton Miller is seated front row center. Joel Miller for his father LT. Milford Braxton Miller, Skipper, LCT-732
    LST-732 108k Flotilla officers meeting aboard LCT-732 date and location unknown. Joel Miller for his father LT. Milford Braxton Miller, Skipper, LCT-732
    LST-732 422k LCT-732 during the Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 January1945. Joel Miller for his father LT. Milford Braxton Miller, Skipper, LCT-732
    LST-732 157k LCT-732 beached in the northern Philippines, circa 1945. Joel Miller for his father LT. Milford Braxton Miller, Skipper, LCT-732
    LST-732 28k LCT-732 beached in the northern Philippines, circa 1945. .
    LST-732 664k During February LCT-732 unloaded bombs from cargo ships in Lingayen Gulf and transport them up the Dugran River to Dugran City where they were unloaded and transported over land to local air strips. Joel Miller for his father LT. Milford Braxton Miller, Skipper, LCT-732
    LST-732 3455k Pen and ink drawing by unknown Filipino artist of LCT-732 at Dugran City in March 1945. Joel Miller for his father LT. Milford Braxton Miller, Skipper, LCT-732
    LST-732 618k LCT-732 crew in June1945 at Sandy Point, Luzon Island, ten months after deploying to the South Pacific. Joel Miller for his father LT. Milford Braxton Miller, Skipper, LCT-732
    LST-740 82k LCT-732 and several native canoes alongside USS LST-740 while at anchor off Tacloban, Leyte Island, date unknown. Clark E. Parks SM1/c USS LST-740
    There is no DANFS history for LCT-732 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 11 September 2009