264th Flotilla                                                         TROOPS
LCI  311                                                                3,638
LCI  295                                                                3,344
LCI  288                                                                2,836
LCI  302                                                                   505
                                                                                        TOTAL                    10,322

260th Flotilla
LCI  301                                                                   410
LCI  298                                                                   415
                                                                                        TOTAL                          825

Ferry service total:                                                         TOTAL                    11,147

The LCI's carried detachments of almost as many units as the craft made trips. They lifted not only British and Canadian troops, as on the assault, but also took Americans to their beaches which badly needed-troops to roll back the enemy during the first few days and shortly became the crowded springboard of the great American drive from St.Lo. During June, according to the somewhat vague records kept by the LCI's, troops of the following units were carried:

(1) By 260th LCI(L) Flotilla

Durham Light Infantry.
Tyneside Scots.
Engineers, Medical Corps, Signal Corps and. Army Service Corps of the 49th Highland Division.
Royal Marines.
Royal Berkshire Regiment.
Military Police and Intelligence Detachments.
R.A.F. Beach Balloon Unit.
Beach Group, Engineers, Pioneers and Medical Corps of 3rd Canadian Division.
U.S. Army Engineers and Medical Corps, Infantry & Transportation Corps.
843rd and 204th U.S. Engineer Construction Battalions.
1110 and 1120 Engineer Corps U.S. Army.
95th Engineer Regiment U.S. Army.
U.S. 4th Port Operating Company (Cherbourg).
U.S. Refrigeration Company.
100th Fighter Wing 9th American Army Air Corps.
119th and 120th Infantry Regiment U.S. Army.
524th Quartermaster Corps. U.S. Army.
63rd Finance Distributing Unit U.S. Army.

(2) By 262nd LCI(L) Flotilla

Queen's Regiment of Canada.
King's Royal Rifles of Canada.
Highland Light Infantry of Canada.
Glengarry Highlanders.
North Nova Scotia Highlanders.
Middlesex Regiment.
Pioneer Corps.
Royal Engineers.
Royal Medical Corps.
Royal Army Service Corps.
Royal Corps of Signals.
Royal Artillery (Anti-Tank).
Royal Army Ordnance Corns.
R.E,M.E.

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