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Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign |
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign |
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| Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944 | Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 30 May to 30 June 1945 |
Navy Occupation Service Medal |
China Service Medal (extended) |
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| 12 September 1945 to 12 May 1946 | 12 September 1945 to 12 May 1946 |
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232k | USS LST-543 is nudged alongside Loebnitz pier, one of Mulberry A's floating piers by the United States Army tug
ST-260. Photo from the NARA/TS Collection, scanned from "Operation Neptune 1944: D-Day's Seaborne Armada" by Ken Ford, published by Osprey Books. |
Robert Hurst | |||||||||||
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366k | USS LST 543 is the first landing ship to unload at Loebnitz pier off Normandy, France in June 1944. The pier is a
unit of the U.S. Mulberry, a man-made harbor. US National Archives photo #'s 80-G-285167 and 80-G-285176, US Navy photos now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
Mike Green | |||||||||||
80-G-285176 |
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41k | USS LST-543 with an LCT loaded on her main deck, probably headed toward the European Theater of Operations, circa early 1944 | Norris D Shane | |||||||||||
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185k | USS LST-326, USS LST-292 and USS LST-543 on Omaha Beach, Normandy, circa 1944. Photo by Ceylon Dearborn EM1/c USS LST-982 |
Reg Dearborn for his father Ceylon Dearborn EM1/c USS LST-982 | |||||||||||
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99k | The stern of the wrecked LCT-2337 is in the right foreground.as well as a section
of floating dock; at left, is the USS LCI-92 and
LCT-199. In the background USS LST-543 is being battered by the surf on Omaha Beach, 21 June 1944.
US Signal Corps photo # SC 193919 |
James Mateyack
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USS LCI(L)-92 and USS LST-543 on Omaha
Beach, between 19 June and 16 July 1944.
At approximately 0800 on 6 June 1944, D-Day, USS LCI(L)-92 was making a straight-in approach onto "Dog White" beach, using smoke as cover and down wind of
beached and burning USS LCI(L)-91 (caused by mines). Just before making the shore, the port and starboard bow experienced two
large explosions in quick succession causing a fuel fire forward. Several of the troops were killed, none of the crew. The fire was fought by the crew until about 1400
when the order to abandon ship was given. As of July 10, 1944 no inspection or survey of the hulk was started.
During the storm of 19 June 1944 USS LST-543 broached on Omaha Beach.
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Ref.s LST-543 War Diary and LCI-92 (and LCI-91) Rep. of Ops during D-Day, National Archives. Photographer David Scherman. TimeLife. Life Magazine. TimeLife_Image_116703494. For personal and non-commercial use only. David Upton
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After the storm of 19 June 1944 USS LST-543 is seen her lying broached on Omaha Beach. She remained there until the following spring tides when with the
assistance of several tugs she was able to retract from the beach on 16 July 1944.
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Photo by David Scherman, Time-Life Magazine. TimeLife_Image_116703497 For personal and non-commercial use only. David Upton
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| Commanding Officers | ||
| 01 | LT. Blake II, Robert F., USNR | 6 March 1944 - 27 August 1945 |
| 02 | LT. Field, Arthur G., USNR | 27 August 1945 - March 1946 |
| 03 | LTjg. Burnquist, Boyd Benjamin, USN (USNA 1945) | March 1946 - 31 May 1946 |
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