Fri Mar 14 2008
mike beaver
lakemanmike<at>aol.com
LCM 8 850
for some reason throughout all the writtings that i have seen here
you give credit to lst's and lcu's as the backbone of the resupply mission
in nam. lcu's could move up most rivers. lst's could not. many times the
lcm8's were backloaded from the lst and lcu and made as many trips as possible
up and down all the rivers and some creeks in the I corp. many of my shipmates
were lost. including my boat and at least one other in hue during the tet
of 68. we had 7 boats there who spent most everyday rain or shine war or
no war on the perfume river. everyday. no lst's and lcu's maybe once a
week or less. isnt it about time you woke up and honestly gave credit to
the forgoten of the lcm8's and for that matter the lcm6 and 3's that were
ahead of us dragging for mines on those rivers. a lot of us were lost both
in men and boats. credit was given to others instead of those belonging
to the 8 boats. the book "battle of hue" gave u boats credit for moving
fuel up river. wrong. the 850 an
d 923 were the two boats running 10000 gallons of fuel in a crib in
our welldeck and both boats and good men were hit and burned up on the
river. its easy to be an expert but its not so easy doing the job and seeing
your dead shipmates forgotten due to the experts rewritting history and
giving credit to those who did not die for making the history. there are
a few of us left. just plain simple people. i myself spent 21 years in
the navy. i worked hue, qua viet dung ha and danang and the single boat
south of danang the 860 by it self at liberty bridge.we arent looking
for lime light. all we want is history written accuratelly. is that to
much to ask for. thank you
Fri Jan 18 2008
Fred Simons
simonsf<at>chartermi.net
LST 673
My father, Lt James Simons, was a junior officer on LST 673 from approximately
Oct. 1944 -June 1945. I am looking for any info on the ship and/or my father.
He passed away on (appropriately) Memorial Day 1984. I have group
crew photos and other misc photos.
Mon Dec 10 2007
Dallas P. Allison, Jr.
dallison<at>allisondatasystems.com
LST-710
My father served on the LST-710 converted to USS Accomac during WWII.
I would apprciate any information I can get on it. Thanks.
Fri Dec 07 2007
Tim Michau
tmichau<at>yahoo.com
LST376
My uncle, CPO Carl Michau was aboard when she was sunk on June 9, 1944.
He passed away about 15 years ago never having talked much about it.
The family is looking for more information on survivors and events.
Mon Jan 14 2008
James A Palmisano
JPalmLtd<at>aol.com
LST 383
My Dad served on the LST383. He is died in 1993. I have many photos
that he took while on the ship as well as newspaper accounts of their missions.
Are you interested?
Sun Nov 18 2007
George A Spurr Jr
HeyAlbert1962<at>gmail.com
LST-864
My friend David Nelson Ellis served aboard LST-864 during WW-II. David
passed away this past week, November 13, 2007 in Loma Linda California.
I just returned home from his memorial service-designed by Dave himself-at
our church-Redlands Church of Christ in Redlands, CA. Dave was truly
a wonderful man and loved by all who knew him. I have heard that he shot
down an enemy plane from the ship even tho he was a cook.
Sun Nov 11 2007
Adrian Hunt
doodlebug.militaria<at>virgin.net
LCI 86
Grateful if anyone can provide any information /pics re this LCI.
Many thanks from Scotland , UK
Wed Oct 10 2007
John R. Mertz
jmertz<at>umpublishing.org
LST 218 and LST 655
My father served on both LST 218 and LST 655 during WWII. If there
is anyone who has any information on damage reports on LST 655. My father
was wounded during the Battle of Okinawa and I have been trying to get
some sort of records. I have a picture of him being operated on but I do
not have a date.
Thank You!!
............
Since I sent out this Email, my Father passes away on October 21. I
found out that the LST he was on during the Battle of Okinawa was LST 218.
This is the one I need ship logs or records on. Please ask anyone out there
for help for me!!
hank You Again and Have A Great Day and Holidays!!!
John R. Mertz
United Methodist Publishing House
Packing/Shipping Supervisor (D.C.)
Ph: 615-749-6011
Sat Oct 06 2007
Owen Triggell
otriggell<at>bigpond.com
I am an Australian researching GM engine history. Recently I acquired
a GM EMD engine publication dated 1942 for Model 12-567ATLP and 12-567ATLS
engines which were LST engines though the book does not actually say so.
I want to know the meanings of TLP and TLS in the model designations and
EMD did not respond to my question. I know when the 567A engine was introduced
and how it differed from the 567 before it. The book has good pix and brief
specifications of the engines. Send any questions that you may have.
Thank you
Regards Owen
Sat Oct 06 2007
Marlene Creech
mf.creech<at>verizon.net
LST 685
Would love to find someone who either served on her or someone
connected with a sailor from this ship. My father-in-law, Virgil
Creech Sr., was married with 3 children when he was drafted in 1943.
He was assigined to the 685.
Would love to know about it
landed troops and it's story.
Fri Sep 28 2007
Andrew Tegl
sobo_01<at>yahoo.com
LST 283
I'm trying to find out where LST 283 was between 9/44 and 9/45. My
now-deceased father-in-law (F1c Earl Kelly) served aboard her during that
period. Any info about him or the ship's history would be greatly appreciated.
Mon Sep 24 2007
Kenneth Lee Davis
brendadallas3999<at>comcast.net
LST 451
We are looking for shipmates. We have an annual reunion in Branson.
Many still attend! I live with my son and daughter-in-law.
Can send a few pictures if you would like us to.
Sat Sep 08 2007
Bill Kneebone
bkmj<at>centurytel.net
LSM260
Wish to contact anyone who served aboard from 44 to 46 Hope to hear
from someone
5th September 2007
name: John McLoughlin
Email: palomamcloughlin<at>yahoo.es
Comments: Dear Sir/Madam,
I am trying to find a photo of the landing craft that carried my father
to battle on the Anzio landings on 22nd January 1944. I have read the war
diaries of my father´s battalion (2nd/7th Battalion The Middlesex
Regiment) and they state that the unit disembarked with the 2nd Infantry
Brigade around 4.00 a.m on 22nd January 1944 on the 'LSI 327'. Now I don´t
know if this is a misreading of the diaries, poor handwriting on the part
of the 2/7th Middlesex clerk or a correct reading. I have contacted a Royal
Navy archivists who has no knowledge of an 'LSI 327' but says there was
an LST 327, which was a US craft. Do you know how I could confirm that
it was or was not the LST 327 that carried my father into battle? Do there
exist records, which I can access, of the troops carried in the craft that
morning?
Hope to hear from you.
Many thanks,
Yours faithfully,
John McLoughlin
31st August 2007
name: Elvin Halstenson--(AL)
ship: LST 1011
Email: jshalst<at>comcast.net
Comments: My father was on 1011,Chief Comm..Stewart
He died when I was 15, would love any info-thanks--Steve Halstenson
28th August 2007
name: Gina K. Frakes
ship: LST 448 and LST 710
Email: gfrakes<at>aol.com
Comments: I am looking for any surviving crew members from LST 448
and LST 710 my husband's grandfather was on LST 448 when she was lost and
he survived and he is looking for any other survivors. Please snd emails
to me with a reference to US Navy LST 448 or 710 Thank You,
Gina K. Frakes
23rd August 2007
name: Vince DiPentima
ship: LST 478
Email: vdipentima<at>cfl.rr.com
Comments: Was on board and disembarked for the Guam invasion 7/21/44
22nd August 2007
name: Fred Suter
ship: LST 543
Email: fred_suter<at>hotmail.com
Comments: My father Fred Suter was on the 543 in the European and Pacific
theaters. He is still alive and doing well. I am trying to find out if
there is a reunion planned or if there is a website or other info available.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
21st August 2007
name: james spence
ship: lsm356
Email: jaybird44<at>verizon.net
Comments: would like to contact james spencer who was aboared lsm 356
year 44 to 46
name: clara rehs
ship: LST 338
Email: cfal1<at>verizon.net
Comments: My father, Pete Rehs, age 85
was on the LST 338....purple heart.
Does anyone have any information if any crew is living. My father is
still living. Please e-mail me.
9th June 2007
name: James Alnwick
ship:
Email: jalnwick<at>aol.com
Comments: Researching information about my cousin RICHARD ALNWICK (AINWICK).
KIA Feb.1945 Iwo Jima
August 10th 2007
name: Cheryl (Downing) Bodenus
ship: LST882
Email: packermom2003<at>wmconnect.com
Comments: Hi,
My father served on the LST 882 having a hard time finding out anything
about his ship he was a Petty Officer Third Class,Store Keeper. His name
is Allan Downing can you help me?
August 6th 2007
name: Dante Montuori
ship: lst 1006
Email: montdan<at>verizon.net
Comments: Anyone in the crew of the lst1006 out there.
August 4th 2007
name: Anthony Flacco
ship: LST-774
Email: amflacco<at>verizon.net
Comments: Searching for crew members of LST-774. My father, Albert
Flacco served on her from when she was commissioned to when she was decommissioned
in 1946. Also, anyone with pictures of her, please contact me as it seems
none exist.
July 7th 2007
name: Sue Simonds
ship: LST-458
Email: Atholgal2<at>aol.com
Comments: Would like to contact anyone remembering Herve Doiron (nickname
'Max') who served for a time aboard LST-458. He lived in Fitchburg, MA
at the time he enlisted (April 1943).
June 26 2007
name: gregory bell
ship: LST 1153 Talbot county
Email: gregory_2<at>shaw.ca
Comments: How could you miss the talbot county?!!!, not only were we
steam driven; but we were the only LST that had two 5'38 guns!!! I know
because I became a 3rd class gunner's mate on her.
21st June 2007
name: Cynthia Rowles
ship: LST 635
Post moved to the LST635 page 0708
name: Delwin Kruschke
ship: LST 1154
Email: dkruschke<at>earthlink.net
Comments: During the K-War I was stationed at Little Creek, Va as a
RM on the staff of Commander Landing Ship Flotilla Two and our flagship
was the 1154. What I am looking for is wearing apparel bearing the old
Gator logo. You know, the one with the tank coming out of the gator's mouth.
If you know of any site or can put me in contact with someone, I really
would appreciate it. We used to live in Anoka, but now live in Arizona.
Thanks in advance, Del.
21st May 07
The reunion for the Washoe County LST 1165 will be in Norfolk Va. Oct.
10 till the 14 at the Doubletree Hotel Norfolk Airport Norfolk Va. Phone
757-461-9192
Regards Gaylon W. Hoffman
14th May 2007
name: Gaylon W Hoffman
ship: USS Washoe County LST 1165
gwhoff<at>localnet.com
Comments: I looking for reunion info
8th May 2007
Name: marco malagnino
ship:
malagnino<at>gecnoleggia.com
comments: dear gentlemen,
My name is marco and I came from vicenza, northern italy. My hobby is
building models of ships made of plastic.
At this time I'm building a 2nd world war l.s.t., scaled 1/35. I'D
need some pictures and, possibly, some detailed drawings illustrating the
ship and its weapons, front side and internal area. When the model will
get completed, I'll be glad to send you a picture of it.
Thanking you in advance (sorry for my english), I send you my very
best regards.
Marco malagnino
viale mazzini 139
36100 vicenza
April 29th 2007
name: Peter Shawhan
ship: LST280
Email: pshawhan<at>verizon.net
Comments: My father, H.R. Shawhan, was the gunnery officer of LST280,
which landed British troops on Gold Beach in Normandy on June 6, 1944 and
was torpedoed in the English Channel on the night of June 14-15, 1944.
If you are interested in additional information, let me know.
name: clay kirwood
ship:
Email: racetiger123<at>yahoo.com
Comments: What about the LST818?
No information at this stage. Ed.
April 18th 2007
name: Annetta Haven
ship:
Email: Brightfeather65<at>ao.com
Comments: I am looking for any information I can find about my paternal
Uncle Jack McDuffie. He was a Pfc in the Army. Landed on Leyte Oct. 20,
1944. And was KIA in the Battle of Leyte Dec. 14,1944. I don't remember
what Unit he was in. I would like to get all of his service records but
I am having a lot of difficulty finding any online. Any advice would be
most welcome. Annette
April 14th 2007
name: Rudy Delgado
ship: USS Cayuga County LST529
Email: rudydelgado<at>msn.com
Comments: anyone with info re the 529, would appreciate it be forwarded
to me. I serverd onboard, 1959 to 61, Guam, M.I.
name: Deborah Kidwell
ship: USS LST 903
Email: deborah.kidwell<at>gmail.com
Comments: I'm looking for information on USS LST 903, a ship which
my grandfather (now deceased) served on in 1944-46. Any sources you could
point me to would be greatly appreciated.
Deborah Kidwell
There is a contact for that ship on this page:
http://vets.com/alumni/navy/usn-lst.txt . Ed.
March 23rd 2007
name: RALPH COPE
ship: LST 179
Email: rvcccaz<at>hotmail.com
Comments: any crew member who served on the 179 in 1942-1943
March 14th 2007
name: Glen Olson
ship: LST 543
Email: Glengobowl<at>aol.com
I live in Boulder City NV
Feb 20th 2007
name: Mike Grobbel
ship: LST-847
Email: mike<at>grobbel.org
Comments: I have 'published' a web site devoted to the history and
crew of the LST-847.
The URL for the web site is http://lst847.grobbel.org
I already have a link to your site on my 'Links' page. I would be honored
if you would do the same by adding my LST-847 web site to your 'Links'
page.
My late uncle was a crew member on the LST-847 and I researched the
ship while at the National Archives in College Park, MD. My uncle also
had saved some photos of the ship and I have received and added many more
photos from his shipmates who have since found my web site.
Thanks,
Mike Grobbel
Shelby Township, MI
http://grobbel.org
Feb 19th 2007
name: Paul D. Massey YN3
ship: USS LSM 448
Email: pdmassey<at>sbcglobal.net
Comments: Served two TAD Duties in 1955 & 1956 while station on
GUAN, US NAVAL BASE. Would like to visit with any one that was there. Thanks
Paul
Feb 16th 2007
name: Andrew
ship: Riverside Hull #102
Email: andrewmcginley<at>peoplepc.com
Comments: Very good friends wife. trying to locate her fathers ship,
she states he drove a landing craft on this vessel. She baely remembers
him. His name is Bonicace Banahan, ww2. Think the letters PA prefix the
hull number. very old pic I am working with. Thank you. This realy means
a lot this this fine lady. Tried many searches and cannot find this ship.
Me former Radio op fm the uss d.h. fox dd779 1962-65. many tnx for ur help.
Andy
Feb 14th 2007
name: H.R. Shawhan
ship: LST 280, LST 1041
Email: hrshawhan<at>optonline.net
Comments: I am writing this for my father, H.R. Shawhan, who is still
alive as of the time I am writing this. His name and information is above.
My name is Peter Shawhan; my e-mail is pshawhan@verizon.net. After graduating
from Pomona College in 1943, my father took US Naval Reserve V-7 training
at Northwestern University in Chicago. He was then assigned to serve as
the gunnery officer of the LST 280 under Captain Brown. The LST 280 was
sent to the south coast of England in the spring of 1944, landed British
troops on Gold Beach on D-Day, ferried supplies and reinforcements to the
beachhead, and was torpedoed in the English Channel on the night of June
14-15, 1944, limping back to Portsmouth with casualties and severe damage.
(For those interested in the LST 282, my father knew Peter Hughes personally,
rooming with him at one point in 1943 or 1944.) After serving as an assistant
harbormaster for a few months, my father was sent back to the US to help
launch and commission the LST 1041 as that ship's First Lieutenant. The
LST 1041 was sent to the Pacific, where it performed missions in China,
Guam, Saipan, and other locations. The LST 1041 was based at Agrahan Island
north of Iwo Jima, preparing for the planned invasion of Japan, when the
war ended. I will end this message for now, but there is more that my father
and I can tell you about LSTs 280, 282 and 1041, so I hope that you will
contact us when you receive this message.
name: Ingo Zeitz
ship: L 753'VIPER' ex LSM 558
Email: ingozeitz<at>netcologne.de
Comments: I’d like to show you some pictures from my period of service
at the navy (of the Federal Republic of Germany) (1958-1961). Please take
your time and have a look.
http://www.i-zeitz.de.vu
Best regards
Ingo Zeitz
Jan 10th 2007
name: Shirley Herzog
ship: LST 1011
Email: Sh3433<at>aol.com
Comments: My dad Henry Herzog, served on LST 1011. Touring the LST
that's moored in Evansville, IN brought back a lot of memories/names/details.
about the ship. He was part of the tour that picked up German POW's in
Oran, Algeria and took them to Italy. We have some pics of the ship, guns
and prisoners if anyone is interested. We'd love to hear from anyone else
with info from this ship. He remembers waiting in Boston in a hotel for
the ship to be readied (it was brand new). There was a lot of scuttlebutt
about the color it would be painted. Gray-blue meant you were shipping
out to the European theater; camo meant the Pacific. Everyone was glad
it was the Atlantic and Mediterranean!
Nov 24th 2006
name: dave blaz
ship: none
Email: daveandkimblaz<at>comcast.net
Comments: hi,
i have a lcvp
from the uss inchon, lph12, i'm looking for history and stories from the
ship
A very good source would be www.ussinchon.com.
Ed.
Nov 23rd 2006
name: Terry
ship:
Email: tamoshanter1965<at>comcast.net
Comments: any info on Gropak 1.My dad was in this outfit in WW2. It
had to do with working on landing craft I think.
Can find no meaningful reference to Gropak at
this stage. Ed.
November 22nd 2006
name: Tony Foust
ship: USS Oneida
Email: aafoustaia2<at>sbcglobal.net
Comments: My father served aboard the USS Oneida (an LST) from approximately
1942-45. I can find no data on this ship or it's history. Can you help
by providing a website or other places where I might look. Thanks.
According to Wikipedia: The fifth USS Oneida
(APA–221) was commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1946.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oneida
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/03221.htm
November 12th 2006
name: Richard Morris
ship: LST 499
Email: ttsolea<at>yahoo.com
Comments: is LST 499 the one that exploded off Normandy June 8th 1944?
I was on the boat that exploded but am not sure of the number.
Thank You RM
LST499 was sunk during Exercise Tiger, but I've
not yet managed to determine whether it blew up. There is an excellent
account of the action here:
http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/wvmemory/vets/exercisetiger.html
Tue Nov 20 2007
B. Morton
foxes_hollow<at>tiscali.co.uk
re. LST 499
Enquiry from Richard Morris 12/11/2006. Reply inaccurate. LST 499 radioed
for help during Exercise Tiger but was not sunk during the action.
October 24th 2006
name: Richard W. Dinneen
Email: rdinneen<at>carolina.rr.com
Comments: I am trying to determine my father's LST in the pacific during
WWII, Can you look up military personnel records as to who was on which
ship? thank you.
Some WWII US service records are online, but
by no means all of them. A good place to start would be the NARA
Research Room
October 23rd 2006
name: Ralph Gardner
ship: 225 and 323
Email: cowtown02<at>earthlink.net
Comments: 225 was in the Saipan an Tinian invasions and and the Palau
operation
323 was a lind-lease ship to the British. I was one of 5 member nuclius
crew who were sent to England to bring the 323 back. After a crew was put
together, we went to Germany and picked up a diesel turbin plus some other
stuff and brought it back.
October 9th 2006
name: Mark R. Higgins
ship: LST 1010
Email: mhiggins<at>adhq.com
Comments: My Dad served on LST 1010 and participated in Normandy invasion.
He died when I was 14, any information on 1010 in European theater or my
Dad is appreciated. His name was Marvin R. Higgins and he was a Boatswain
Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class. Thanks.
Sept 24th 2006
name: ian baish
ship: LST 324
Email: ian.baish<at>lycos.co.uk
Comments: Do you have any info on LST 324 my granddad served on it
1938-1945
Sept 20th 2006
name: Eddy Williams
ship: LST 655
Email: eddyw<at>rabalaw.com
Comments: My dad served on the 655 from late '43 through early '45.
I'm looking for any info re: the crew during this time. Any help is greatly
appreciated.
August 19th 2006
name: John L. Davis
ship: LST 664
Email: JDAVIS1773@msn.com
Comments: My Uncle - James Dare served aboard the LST 664 during the
landing at St. Tropez France in August 1944. I'm trying to locate photos
and a crew list for him. I would greatly appreciate information and pictures.
Many thanks.
July 21st 2006
name: William D. Smith
ship: LST 738
Email: sbsmith3333<at>aol.com
Comments: My father-in-law was on this ship when it went down on Dec
15, 1944. He did survive. He recently had surgury and would like to know
if he could get in contact with other crewmembers of this ship or perhaps
any info on other survivors.
Thanks, Sally Smith
Local: Mon 3 Jul 2006
name: Jim Hopkins
ship: LST 1166
Email: jhop12<at>frontiernet.net
Comments: Please vist brownwaternavy or LST1166
----------------------
http://lst1166.com/ has been added
to the links page. Ed.
Local: Fri 30 Jun 2006
name: c pardee
ship: lst 1138- uss steuben county
Email: pardee<at>lst1138.com
Comments: I Just published the site 6/27/06 under the name of www.lst1138.com
use Yahoo. No other search has found it yet.Clair
July 2006
name: Robert Stone
ship: Lst 342
Email: rstone4<at>optonline.net
Comments: complete history of ship.
Rose Stone
.......
There was an article published in True
Magazine entitled; I SAW MACILLAN BARCLEY die. I would
like to know the date and year of this magazine. My brother Anthony Petrone
was also killed on this ship. I believe Smithsonian might have
this magazine and could make me a copy of the article. Thank You
Sincerely,
Rose Petrone Stone
Hard to believe, but the LST342 lives on as a
tourist attraction in the Solomon Islands, and someone cares enough to
repaint its numbers from time to time.
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/SolomonIslands/NgellaIslands/Lst342/index.html
There is a discussion of the 342 here:
http://www.valortours.com/cgi-bin/boardposting.cgi?id=502
A Crew Member, William Losty, killed when it was sunk.
http://www.thelostys.com/William_M_Losty.html
name: Croft
ship: LST 291
Email: croft63<at>juno.com
Comments: I found several photographs of LST 291 that were about to
be tossed out. Is there a vet from LST 291 that would like them so that
they are preserved? 5 photos of ship and crew.
June 2006
name: Patrick D. shannon
ship: N/A
Email: patrickdshannon<at>juno.com
Comments: What internet site explains how LST bow doors were made seaworthy?
May 29th 2006
name: Glenn Knoblock
ship:
Email: glennknob1<at>juno.com
Comments: Am researching the service of Black personnel on this type
of ship during the war as stewards, and those killed while serving on LSTs.
Would like to get in touch with someone from your group. Thank you.
May 23rd 2006
name: Emily H.
ship: LCI 540
Email: hemily<at>telerama.com
Comments: My uncle, Charles Warren Faust (Terre Haute, Indiana) served
on the 540. He passed away in 2004. I would like to find a photo of the
540; any suggestions?
Thank You,
Emily
LCI(L)-540 participated in the Invasion of Normandy
, 6 to 25 June 1944
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/150540.htm
May 12th 2006
name: David Beaman
ship: LST 291
Email: dave4ness<at>cox.net
Comments: My great-uncle was onboard LST 291 since it first left Pittsburgh
and during the D-Day Invasion. His name was Ernest Tucker. Anyone know
him?
May 10th 2006
name: Howard Guidry
ship: LST 550
Email: jonhow<at>bellsouth.net
Comments: I have found dad's journal and photos while in Pacific Apr'45-Nov'45.
Also numerous pictures of activities at Camp Bradford. How can I get them
to you.
May 8th 2006
name: Saul Saldana
ship: LST 758 ( Duval County )
Email: Bckpakr<at>aol.com
Comments: Served on her from Jan'55 thru mid 1957
Friday, May 05, 2006 3:24 AM
name: Ron Albin
ship: LST 458
Email: rjalbin<at>inebraska.com
I have had a small picture of LST 458 enlarged with good detail.
October 20, l944 - Leyte Island, Philippines
April 30th 2006
name: Lowell Hinners
ship: LST 1010
Email: BB63et<at>aol.com
Comments: Anybody remember Roy Hinners aboard the LST 1010 in Europe
and the Pacific?
March 27th 2006
name: Floyd Pfannenstiel
ship: USS Holmes Cty. LST 836
Email: floydp<at>mwenergy.com
Comments: Looking for a Hector Flores. Also would like to hear from
anyone who was on the ship from 64-67
name: Ronald J. Albin
ship: LST 458
Email: rjalbin<at>inebraska.com
Comments: My father James C. Albin was assigned to the LST 458 from
Feb l0, l943 to Sept l945. He mentioned fellow sailors: Ed Kawecki, Bob
Coe, Billy Decker Jr., John Derekes Jr. and Fred Wayda. I have a small
picture of the entire ship with bow doors open on a beach landing. I have
another picture of him standing next to a part of the topside superstructure
with 4 painted meatballs flags proudly showing. James left behind a small
book with dates, places and battles fought while on board LST 458. He passed
away in Dec of l989.
name: Ronald J. Albin
ship: LST458
Email: rjalbin<at>inebraska.com
Comments: Claude Kuykendall, who was the yeoman on LST 458 passed away
in the fall of 2005. His widow says that he had accumulated alot of papers
with regard to his WWII service on LST 458. She said he made his own camera
and took alot of pictures - some when bombs were exploding near the ship.
He stayed in the Navy and retired in l966. Someone ought to try and acquire
Claude's records before this trove of info is lost to the landfill.
Feb 26th 2006
name: Bobby Vernon Lamb
ship: LST 283
Email: kimlumb<at>aol.com
Comments: Have you got a picture or list of the folks on this ship.
Feb 23rd 2006
name: CHARLES LEVERETT
ship: LST 857
Email: charlesl<at>cullmanec.com
Comments: MY FATHER W.D.LEVERETT(BILLEY) SERVED ON LST 857 WW11, ANY
INFO ON HIM, HAVE FEW PICTURES OF SAILORS & MAIL
Jan 9th 2006
name: Patricia St.Marie
ship: USS LST 314
Email: pstmarie<at>charter.net
Comments: Wonderful site :)
I was wondering if you had any information about the USS LST 314 that
was lost on June 9, 1944.
My Great Uncle Joseph McKeon was one of the sailors killed that day.
Thank you for any help,
Patricia St.Marie
Dec 8th 2005
name: K risty
ship: LST 458
Email: kngnordahl<at>aol.com
Comments: My grandfather George Petersen was on the LST 458 during
WW2 he did Ensign duties. He passed away a few years ago. His war bride
from Australia is still alive.
K-
Sun 13 Nov 2005
name: Charles A. Davis Seaman 1c
ship: LST 1011
Email: tardydave<at>sbcglobal.net
Comments: I am trying to find information on the crew of LST 1011 that
was in the convoy in southern france.
Nov 10th 2005
name: MM3 Vickers David
ship: USS Constellation CV-64
Email: david_v<at>verizon.net
Comments: My grandfather was a WWII vet and told me he served on an
LST. is there anyway I can find out what ship he was on? and see it's history.
He passed away in the late 90's.
His name was Everett Grey Lackey. He said he was a diesel mechanic.
that is about all I know.
Below are three crewlists on this site. Also,
there are links from here to various other landing ship sites and general
navy sites which you could perhaps write to with the same query. Ed.
LST282 Crewlist
LST327 Crewlist
LST50 Crewlist
