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Landing Craft Tank
LCT-1268

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Letter of Commendation Commander LCT(6) Flotilla 21
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):

Laid down, 6 July 1944, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy IL.

Launched, 25 July 1944

Delivered and placed in service, 4 September 1944, ENS. J. Hubert Greene USNR in charge

During World War II LCT-1268 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater LCT Flotilla 21 Group 63 LTjg. J. Hubert Greene in command (promoted from OIC LCT-1268) and participated in the:

Okinawa operation;
(a) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 17 March 1945 LCT-1268 was welded to the deck of LST-729 at Gulfport, MS. in September 1944 for transporting to Okinawa via the Panama Canal, Port Hueneme, CA. and Pearl Harbor. LST-729 departed Port Hueneme, 12 December 1944 and arrived via Pearl Harbor at Okinawa in early March 1945. At Okinawa LCT-1268 was off-loaded from the LST and put into service operating out of Ie Shima

Following World War II LCT-1268 was assigned to Operation Crossroads Joint Task Force One, Task Group 1.1 (Technical Group) LCT Group 21 where LCT-1268 supported preparation, placement, and salvage of target vessels

Placed out of service (date unknown)

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, destroyed at Bikini Atoll

LCT-1268 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 Gray Marine Diesels, 3 propellers, Shaft horsepower 225 per shaft

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
53k	USS LST-729, with *LCT-1268* welded to her main deck, at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, circa 21 to 25 November 1944. *USS LST-729* was waiting at Coco Solo to transit the Panama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific while enroute to Okinawa. She arrived at Coco Solo, 2151 21 Nov 1944, entered the canal at 1338 25 Nov 1944 and exited the Pacific side at 2225 25 Nov 1944.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
52k	*LCT-1268* moored pierside at Ie Shima, circa 1945.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
43k	*LCT-1180, LCT-1268* and *LCT-873* beached at Ie Shima, circa 1945.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
104k	*LCT-1268* crew photo. Back row; left to right: ? (Radioman), Rounds, Williams, Blatz (XO), J. Hubert Greene (Skipper). Middle row, left to right; Peterson (Motormac). Lewis Chamblee of Tate, Georgia, unknown, Kershaw. Front row, left to right; Unknown, Joe Cicala (Cook), Vaughn (Electrician), date and place unknown.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
80k	*LCT-1268* crew photo, circa 1945, Ie Shima, Okinawa. (OIC LTjg Greene is second from left back row)	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
47k	*LCT-1268* looking forward from the conning tower, date and place unknown.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
58k	*LCT-1268* conning tower and bridge crew, date and place unknown.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
44k	*LCT-1268* 20mm gun mount, Ie Shima, Okinawa, circa 1945.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
83k	The US National Ensign that flew over *LCT-1268*, restored to museum standards.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268