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USS LSM-308


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Juliet - Charlie
NVJC
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 - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)



USS LSM-308 was transferred to the Republic of China (Taiwan)
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 19 November 1944, at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, SC
  • Launched, 9 December 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-308, 22 January 1945, LTjg. Preston E. Berry USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-308 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Eleven;
    LSM Group Thirty-Two;
    LSM Division Sixty-Four
  • Following World War II USS LSM-308 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following period:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal

    China Service Medal (extended)
    12 September 1945 to 11 May 194612 September 1945to 11 May 1946

  • Decommissioned, 11 May 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 11 May 1946
  • Transferred to the Republic of China, 11 May 1946
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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 General Motors (model GM 16-278A, 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

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    LSM-396 88k LSM-308 and LSM-396 at the fitting out piers at US Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C. Other ships in this photo include LSM-309, LSM 389, LSM-390, LSM-391, LSM-392, LSM-393, LSM-394, LSM-395, LSM-397, LSM-398, Ray K. Edwards (APD-96), Arthur L. Bristol (APD-97), Truxtun (APD-98), and Upham (APD-99).
    US Navy Yard Charleston photo # 132-46, dated 10 January 1945.
    USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-308 58k USS LSM-308 and USS LSM-94 beached at Guam, Marianas Islands, date unknown. R.V. Clementson to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-491 55k USS LSM-308 and USS LSM-491 entering the Advanced Base Section Dock USS ABSD-6 at Apra Harbor, Guam, Marianas Islands, date unknown.
    US Navy photo
    USS LSM / LSMR Association

    The history extract for USS LSM-308 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Berry, Preston Etheredge, USNR22 January 1945 - 5 January 1946
    02LTjg. Novelli, Clifford M. J., USNR5 January 1946 - 11 May 1946>
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

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