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USS LSM-369


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - November - Whiskey
 NVNW
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - 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, 2 December 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 23 December 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-369, 23 January 1945, LTjg. Gordon S. Foster USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-369 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Thirteen, LCDR. C. L. Weigle USN (27);
     LSM Group Thirty-Seven, LCDR. W. J. Chisholm USNR;
     LSM Division Seventy-Four and participated in the following campaign:

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

  • Following World War II USS LST-369 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    20 September to 5 October 1945
    22 October to 16 November 1945
  • Decommissioned, 30 September 1946
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-369 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Sold, 3 September 1958, to Inter-Insular Mails, Ltd., Miami, FL.
  • 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 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
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    LSM-249 65k USS LSM-249, USS LSM-367, USS LSM-289 and USS LSM-369 (fourth in line) approaching the beachhead at Okinawa, circa 1 to 3 April 1945. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-369/289/367 51k USS LSM-369, USS LSM-289 and USS LSM-367 heading for the beach while performing occupation duty at Wakayama, Japan, September 1945.
    (Photo No. 1 of consecutive series of 3)    		 Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    Now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-369/289 48k USS LSM-369, USS LSM-289 heading for the beach while performing occupation duty at Wakayama, Japan, September 1945.
    (Photo No. 2 of consecutive series of 3)    		 Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    Now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-369/289/367 142k USS LSM-369, USS LSM-289 and USS LSM-367 on the beach while performing occupation duty at Wakayama, Japan, September 1945.
    (Photo No. 3 of consecutive series of 3)    		 Photo by H. E. Freeman PhM/1c, LSM-116
    Now in the collection of Robert C. Lozmack, BM/2c, LSM-116 and LSM-467
    LSM-116 205k USS LSM-369 at Wakayama, Japan, September 1945.
    Photo taken from USS LSM-116    		 Thomas Horrell
    LSM-369 64k USS LSM-369 at anchor, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-369 66k USS LSM-369 entering San Francisco Bay after passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, date unknown. Bill Skrocki to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    The history extract for USS LSM-369 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Foster, Gordon S., USNR23 January 1945 - March 1946
    02ENS. Ticer Jr., Edmund F., USNRMarch 1946 - June 1946
    03LTjg. Welker, Richard E., USNRJune 1946 - 30 September 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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