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Salerno Operation, 10 September 1943, the second day of the Invasion. - British soldier clearing land mines, using a mine detector, on Red Beach, ten miles south of Salerno.
White tape marks the edge of the cleared area. LSTs in background are unloading U.S. Army trucks. USS LST-311 at right.
US National Archives photo # 80-G-82349, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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Invasion shipping in Dart River, at Dartmouth, England, awaiting the invasion signal, 2 June 1944. Barrage balloons are overhead.
Among the ships at left are:
LCT(6)-551;
LCT(6)-527;
LCT(6)-528;
USS LST-230;
USS LST-49;
USS LST-311;
USS LST-281;. Also present are several British coastal forces vessels.
US National Archives photo # 80-G-252243, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS LST-311 outbound to sea from Dartmouth Harbor, England enroute to her position in the French invasion rehearsal, prior to D-Day. |
David Upton |
US National Archives
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LSTs land invasion supplies on "Omaha" Beach, shortly after the 6 June 1944 "D-Day" assault.
LSTs on the beach include from (right to left):
USS LST-312
HM LST-320
HM LST-321
USS LST-72
USS LST-51? last digit not visible)
HM LST-324
USS LST-311
USS LST-49
USS LST-373
USS LST-47 and two unidentified LSTs.
Note: bow numbers of the British ships enclosed in colored blocks; crowd of shipping offshore; barrage balloons over many of the ships. Photo was released for
publication, 23 October 1944
US National Archives photo # 80-G-46817 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.
Note: This image is labeled as Omaha Beach but is actually taken on Utah Beach. [See -
The movie "A Newsreel Camaraman's View if D-Day" in color by Jack Lieb.
About 15 minutes into the film Jack Lieb pans the beach one can see that this is Utah Beach showing LSTs 72, 324, 311, 46, 47 in the same sequence as in the NARA photo 80-G-46817.] |
Riley R. Re Qua MoMM3/C USS LST-49 and Arthur L Long MoMM2/C USS LST-49
Marilyn Smith for her father Coastguardsman Jack Davenport USCGC Blackhaw (WLB-390) |
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 HM LST-311
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HM LST-311 beached at Morib Bay on the Malay Peninsula. Photo taken shortly after VJ-Day. |
Tony Fasey HM LST-311 (ex Sub/Lt RNVR gunnery officer) |
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HM LST-311 with all the crews of the Royal Navy's LSTs at Singapore on board (800) standing by for inspection by Lord Louis Mountbatten, circa December 1945 to March 1946. |
Tony Fasey HM LST-311 (ex Sub/Lt RNVR gunnery officer) |
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Lord Louis Mountbatten arriving in HM LST-311 at Singapore to inspect the LST crews, circa December 1945 to March 1946. |
Tony Fasey HM LST-311 (ex Sub/Lt RNVR gunnery officer) |
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HM LST-311 crew at Singapore, circa December 1945 to March 1946. |
Tony Fasey HM LST-311 (ex Sub/Lt RNVR gunnery officer) |
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HM LST-311 officers photo Back Row S/Lt Ganny, S/Lt Fasey (myself), S/Lt Spiro (pontoon party), S/Lt Denby,
Front Row Lt Bremner, Lt/Cdr Wylie (captain), Lt ----(chief engineer) all RNVR except the chief who was RNR, at Singapore, circa December 1945 to March 1946. |
Tony Fasey HM LST-311 (ex Sub/Lt RNVR gunnery officer) |
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HM LST-311 anchored at Subic Bay before returning the ship to US Naval custody. |
Tony Fasey HM LST-311 (ex Sub/Lt RNVR gunnery officer) |
Commanding Officers
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| 01 | LT. Thornton Jr., F. E., USNR | 11 January 1943 - March 1943 |
| 02 | LCDR. Coleman, Robert L., USNR | March 1943 - March 1944 |
| 03 | LCDR. Purdie, Samuel Bulla, USNR | March 1944 - August 1944 |
| 04 | LTjg. Decker, Joe F., USNR | August 1944 - 20 November 1944 |
