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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-811

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (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, 17 November 1943, at Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, Mo.

Launched, 28 December 1943

Delivered and placed in service, 25 January 1944. Ltjg Vroegindewey Officer-in-Charge

During World War II LCT-811 was assigned to the European Theater, LCT Flotilla 17 Group 50 CDR. R. Craig Fabian in command, participated in the:

Invasion of Normandy, 6 June to 25 June 1944 Extracted from an E-mail message to Navsource
The crew of LCT 811 picked her up outside of New Orleans and proceeded to the Naval Amphibious Base at Little Creek, VA. for training. LCT 811 was loaded aboard an LST at New York and sailed for Europe in a convoy of oil tankers and LST's. During the voyage one oil tanker was lost to a U-boat attack. The LST carrying LCT-811 was detached from the convoy and proceeded to Plymouth, England were LCT-811 was off-loaded. LCT-811 proceeded to Falmouth and trained for the invasion of Normandy. She departed from England June 5th and landed the next day, June 6th, on Utah Beach in the 16th wave. She carried the Fourth Division's Ambulances, which were delivered safely to the beach. Later in the evening she made a second landing to pick up German prisoners to be delivered to an ambulance ship. The next morning LCT-811 brought the prisoners back to the beach. During a storm in the middle of June she was thrown up onto the beach and stranded. After a month of being stranded on the beach, bulldozers finally nudged her back into the water. LCT-811 continued to carry supplies and ammunition to the beachhead until sailing for South Hampton, England for repairs. Half of the crew were detached and sent home for leave and new assignments. Those crewmembers remaining with LCT-811 accompanied her home. LCT-811 was unbolted into three parts and placed on board the Navy transport General G. O. Squier (AP-130) for the voyage home. Crewmembers were given 30 days leave upon arrival home and then reassigned to train for the invasion of Japan.
/s/James Procops BM2/c, Coxswain LCT-811

Placed out of service (date unknown)

Final Disposition, fate unknown

LCT-811 earned one battle star for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
Length 119' 1" ovl.
Beam 32' 8"
Draft 5' (max)
Speed 10 kts.
Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
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 Grey Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 225 per shaft

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
50k	*LCT-811* crew photo taken in France, 29 October 1944. The crew consisted of the following officers and men: LTJG H. Vroegindewey, OIC, Ens Huttenga XO, James A. Procops, BM2/c, G. Juhasz, T. Mihalovich, S1/c, M. Pinto S1/c, R.N. Craft, EM2/c, H. Fredriksen, Cox., J. Piers (Signalman), R. Dysinger, MM2/c, T. O'Leary (cook), Taylor, MM2/c, E. Bloont, S1/c, J. Thorne, QM2/c, and J. Brennan Pharmacist mate 1st class.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
26k	*LCT-811* in convoy in the English Channel, 31 December 1944. Photo taken from *LCT-811*	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
37k	*LCT-811* 20mm gun mount, M. Pinto on right and G. Juhasz on left, date and place unknown.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
44k	*LCT-811* bridge crew, SM Piers (left), QM Thorne (center) and BM/2c James Procops (right), date and place unknown.	James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
31k	*LCT-811* moored pierside, date and place unknown.	James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
61k	*LCT-811* crew photo 1945.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
27k	*LCT-811* Officer-in-Charge, Ltjg Vroegindewey, date and place unknown.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
47k	*LCT-811* Executive Officer Ens. Huttenga, England, February 1945.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
35k	*LCT-811* conning tower. Note; "Half-hitch" painted on the side, date and place unknown.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
37k	*LCT-811* conning tower, another view of "Half-hitch", date and place unknown.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
37k	*LCT-811* conning tower, date and place unknown.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
22k	*LCT Flotilla 17* staff, Lt. Greenleif (left), Lcdr. Lynn (center) and Lt. Richtner, date and place unknown.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
42k	*LCT-811* beached, date and place unknown. Note the snow on the deck in this January 1945 photo.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
39k	*LCT-811* crew members, Thorne (left), Juhasz (center) and O'Leary (left) pose in front of a German pillbox on the French coast, date and place unknown.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
35k	*LCT-811* and *LCT-531* moored at St. Vasst, France, date unknown. Photo taken from *LCT-811*	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
51k	*LCT-811* divided into three sections for shipment back to the United States aboard General G. O. Squier (AP-130). Section one is visible in this photo.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811
48k	*LCT-811* divided into three sections for shipment back to the United States aboard General G. O. Squier (AP-130). Sections two and three are visible in this photo.	Photo by James Procops BM2/c, LCT-811