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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-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
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):

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

Launched, 25 July 1944

Delivered, 4 September 1944

Placed in service, date unknown, ENS. J. Hubert Greene USNR, Officer in charge

During World War II LCT(6)-1268 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LCT Flotilla Twenty-One, LCDR. W. B. Gillette, USNR
LST Group Sixty-Three, LTjg. J. Hubert Greene, USNR (promoted from OIC LCT(6)-1268) and
LCT Flotilla Thirty-Nine, LCDR. R. H. M. Cross USNR
LST Group One Hundred Fifteen, LT. M. D. Woodin USNR and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 2 April to 30 June 1945

LCT(6)-1268 was welded to the deck of USS 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(6)-1268 was off-loaded from the LST and put into service operating out of Ie Shima

Following World War II LCT(6)-1268 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September 1945 to 7 February 1946

LCT(6)-1268 was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.5 (Target Vessels - Landing Craft Units - LCT Group 21 (LCT GRU 21) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

LCT(6)-1268 earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, destroyed at Bikini Atoll

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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
1078k	Shellback Certificate issued to ENS. J Hubert Greene signifying he crossed the equator while aboard USS LST-729. ENS Greene was the officer in charge of *LCT(6)-1268* which was loaded aboard *LST-729* at New Orleans and off-loaded at Okinawa during the invasion.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
53k	USS LST-729, with *LCT(6)-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
43k	*LCT(6)-1180, LCT(6)-1268* and *LCT(6)-873* beached at Ie Shima, circa 1945.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
104k	*LCT(6)-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(6)-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(6)-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(6)-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(6)-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(6)-1268*, restored to museum standards.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
180k	*LCT(6)-1268* crew photo, date and location unknown.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
360k	*LCT(6)-1268* OIC, J. Herbert Greene, and XO at the Ernie Pyle memorial on Ie Shima in 1945.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
52k	*LCT(6)-1268* moored pierside at Ie Shima, circa late 1945-early 1946. LTjg. Greene's jeep is parked alongside. LTjg Greene was assigned as Flotilla Transportation Officer while at Ie Shima.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
192k	*LCT-1268* OIC LTjg. Greene and navy nurse Routh, Ie Shima, circa late 1945-early 1946.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
126k	Various documents appointing LTjg. Greene Flotilla Transportation Officer and authorizing him to travel to various areas at Ie Shima.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268
58k	YN1 J. Hubert Greene before being commissioned as an Ensign in the US Naval Reserve. This photo was taken in New Orleans where YN1 Greene served as a clerk in Navy Intelligence. Shortly after this photo was taken YN1 Greene received notice that he was being transferred to the South Pacific and because he had a college degree the Navy offered him a commission and a ship. YN1 Greene took the Navy up on their offer and was commissioned Ensign USNR and given command of *LCT(6)-1268*.	Mike Greene in honor of his father LTjg. J. Hubert Greene OIC LCT-1268