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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 1946	12 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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
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
58k	USS LSM-308 and USS LSM-94 beached at Guam, Marianas Islands, date unknown.	R.V. Clementson to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
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

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Berry, Preston Etheredge, USNR	22 January 1945 - 5 January 1946
02	LTjg. Novelli, Clifford M. J., USNR	5 January 1946 - 11 May 1946>


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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