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USS LCI(L)-349

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Whiskey - Papa
NJWP

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 6 June 1944) - Coast Guard Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4) - Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USS LCI(L)-349 was manned by the US Coast Guard

LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):

Laid down, 7 November 1942, at Brown Shipbuilding Corp., Houston, TX.

Launched, 21 December 1942

Commissioned USS LCI(L)-349, 31 January 1943, LTjg. Thomas A. Walsh, USCGR in command

USS LCI(L)-349 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCI Flotilla 4, Capt. M. E. Imlay, USCG, (Flotilla 10 at Normandy) and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
North African occupation Tunisian operation, 1 June to 9 July 1943	Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943 USS LCI(L)-349 proceeded to Plymouth, England in late October 1943 for training in preparation for the invasion of Normandy
Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943	Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944 landed troops on Utah Beach, 6 June 1944 and brought more troops from England in subsequent trips.

USS LCI(L)-349 departed Falmouth, England, 5 October 1944, for Jacksonville, FL. for availability and overhaul at Merrill Stevens Dry Docking and Repair Co.

USS LCI(L)-349 was assigned a new crew and subsequently reassigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LCI Flotilla 35

Departed Charleston, S.C. upon completion of repairs for Little Creek, VA. for further overhaul and amphibious training at Solomon Island, MD.

Departed Norfolk, 2 January 1945, for San Diego via Key West and Canal Zone

Upon arrival at San Diego, USS LCI(L)-349 was attached to Commander, Training Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet for training and final availability at the Naval Repair Base, San Diego, CA.

Departed San Diego, 20 April 1945, for Guam via Pearl Harbor, and Eniwetok, arriving, 26 May 1945

Ordered to Saipan, reporting 1 June 1945, for local patrol and air-sea rescue duty until 1 July 1945

Ordered to Eniwetok, reporting 7 July 1945, for ferry service between Eniwetok and surrounding atolls until 25 October 1945 when she proceeded to Guam for engine repairs.

Ordered to report to Galveston, TX. for decommissioning

USS LCI(L)-349 departed Guam via Pearl Harbor, San Diego and Canal Zone, arriving 3 February 1946

Decommissioned, 2 April 1946, at Galveston, TX.

Struck from the Naval Register in 1946

USS LCI(L)-349 earned four battle stars for WWII service

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 18 November 1947, for disposal

Specifications:
Displacement 216 t.(light), 234 t.(landing); 389 t.(loaded)
Length 158' 5 1/2"
Beam 23' 3"
Draft Light 3'1½" mean, Landing, 2' 8" forward, 4' 10"aft, Loaded, 5' 4" forward 5' 11" aft

Speed

16 kts (max.)

14 kts maximum continuous

LCI(L) Complement

3 Officers

21 Enlisted

LCI(R) Complement

3 Officers

31 Enlisted

LCI(L) Troop Capacity

6 Officers

182 Enlisted

LCI(L) Cargo Capacity 75 tons

Armor 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house

Endurance 4,000 miles at 12 kts, loaded, 500 miles at 15 kts; and 110 tons of fuel

LCI(L) Armament

four single 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft

two .50 cal machine guns

LCI(R) Armament

one 40mm bow mounted gun mount

four 20mm guns

two .50 cal machine guns

six 5" rocket launchers

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 935 Bbls

lube oil 200 gal

Propulsion

two sets of 4 General Motors 6051 series 71 Diesel engines, 4 per shaft

single General Motors Main reduction gears

two Diesel-drive 30Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

twin variable pitch propellers, 2,320shp

Size	Image Description	Source
73k	USS LCI(L)-93 and USS LCI(L)-85, USS LCI(L)-92, USS LCI(L)-84 and USS LCI(L)-349 moored pierside and forward of two unidentified transports at the Pig Iron Battle Fleet Site, Oran, Algeria, October 1943. Photo by John R Smith Jr. USS LCI(L)-90.	Robert G. Morrissey
41k	*LCI(L)-349* underway with another LCI and an SC, date and location unknown.	Bill Brinkley
53k	USS LCI(L)-349 at Plymouth, England, 23 March 1944 US National Archives image.	Bill Brinkley
162k	USS LCI(L)-349 probably in the English Channel prior to or during the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. US Coast Guard photo from the US Coast Guard Historian's collection.	Mike Green

The history for USS LCI(L)-349 is from "The Coast Guard At War, Transports and Escorts, Volume II"

Commanding Officers
01	LTjg. Walsh, Thomas A. USCGR	31 January 1943 - ?
02	LTjg. Allen, W. W. USCGR	WWII
03	LTjg. Scott, Richard L. USCG	26 September 1945 - 2 April 1946

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
US Coast Guard Historian's Office - USS LCI(L)-349

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