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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1145

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa_Middle East Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 28 April 1944, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 6 May 1944
  • Delivered, 11 May 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown, LTjg. Kuppers OinC
  • During World War II LCT(6)-1145 was first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 21 September 1944
  • While assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCT(6)-1145 was assigned to:
    LCT Flotilla Forty-One;
     LCT Group One Hundred Twenty-One, LTjg. Timson, C.E.
  • Following World War II LCT(6)-1145 performed occupation duty in the Far East including China service from 23 March 1946 to 11 April 1947
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-1145 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1" (ovl.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 9"
    maximum navigation 5'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    12 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    four .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 20lbs
    gun shields 10lbs
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    two Diesel-drive 10Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' Service Generators
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LST-920 44k LCT(6)-1145 rests on the main deck of USS LST-920 while beached in the Russell Islands, Solomons Island Group, to take on pontoons, circa 29 July to 2 August 1945. John Ross for his step-father Raymond Willis SF1/c USS LST-920
    LST-920 47k LCT(6)-1145 launching from USS LST-920 at Jinsen (Inchon), Korea, 18 September 1945. John Ross for his step-father Raymond Willis SF1/c USS LST-920
    LCS(L)-44/LCT-1145 66k The bow and ramp of LCT(6)-1145 is just visible beyond USS LCS(L)(3)-44, at Jinsen Harbor, Korea, circa late 1945 National Association of
    USS LCS(L) 1-130
    Courtesy Nisi Dionis
    There is no DANFS history available for LCT(6)-1145 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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    Last Updated 13 May 2011