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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1117

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 7 June 1944, at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., Memphis, TN.
  • Launched, 5 July 1944
  • Delivered, 15 July 1944
  • Placed in service, date and location unknown
  • Following World War II LCT(6)-1117 was assigned to Occupation Duty in the Far East from 22 March to 1 May 1946.
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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
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    LCT-1117
    1018111701    		 198k LCT(6)-1117 beached in the Philippines, date and location unknown.
    On the right is PFC Arthur H. Battaglia Sr., 496th AAA BN, US Army    		 Sons of Arthur H. Battaglia Sr.
    LCT-1117
    1018111702    		 1197k LCT(6)-1117 beached at Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Province, Mindanao, Philippines, 1945
    Photo by an unknown member of the Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force 13 EAF    		 Ian Spring pixpast
    There is DANFS history available for LCT-1117 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 2 May 2035