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USS LSM-424

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:

Laid down, 28 October 1944, at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.

Launched, 12 December 1944

Commissioned USS LSM-424, 17 January 1945, LT. George L. Berghorn USNR in command

During World War II USS LSM-424 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LSM Flotilla Three, CDR. W. F. Morrison USN (35);
LSM Group Seven, LCDR. C. A. Lamborn USNR;
LSM Division Fourteen and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 8 to 30 June 1945

Following World War II USS LSM-424 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following period:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
2 September to 21 December 1945	2 September to 21 December 1945

Decommissioned, 7 June 1947, at San Diego, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

USS LSM-424 earned one battle star for World War II service

Sold in July 1958, to Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co., Long Beach, CA., converted to a barge

Final Disposition, scrapped prior to 1980

Specifications:
Displacement 520 t.(light), 743 t. (landing) 1,095 t.(fully loaded)
Length 203' 6" (ovl)
Beam 34' 6"
Draft

light, 3' 6" forward, 7' 8" aft

fully loaded, 6' 4" forward, 8' 3" aft

Speed 13.2 kts. (max.), (928 tons displacement)

Complement

5 officers

54 enlisted

Armament

one twin bow mounted 40mm gun

four single 20mm gun mounts

Vehicle/Boat Capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVT's, or 9 DUKW's

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 1,225 Bbls

Troop Accommodations

2 officers

46 enlisted

Armor 10-lb. STS splinter shield to gun mounts, pilot house and conning station

Endurance 4,900 miles @ 12kts.(928 tons displacement)

Propulsion

two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible with hydraulic clutch) Diesel engines, direct drive with 1,440 BHP each @ 720rpm
Ship's Service Generators
two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.

twin propellers, 2,800shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
51k	*LSM-424* launch at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE., 12 December 1944.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
42k	USS *LSM-424* under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo # 1045129.	USS LSM / LSMR Association
46k	USS LSM-424 moored outboard in a nest of LSM's, date and location unknown. US Navy photo # 1045134.	USS LSM / LSMR Association

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Berghorn, George L., USNR	17 January 1945 - November 1945
02	LTjg. Beal Jr., John P., USNR	November 1945 - June 1946
03	LT. Bissell, William Withington, USN (USNA 1943	)June 1946 - October 1946
04	LT. Hennes Jr., Theodore John, USN (USNA 1944)	October 1946 -


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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