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USS LSM-372


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Oscar - Charlie
 NVOC
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium:
  • Laid down, 9 December 1944, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 30 December 1944
  • Commissioned USS LSM-372, 26 January 1945, LT. Paul B. Unterman USNR in command
  • During World War II USS LSM-372 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LSM Flotilla Thirteen, (flagship) LCDR. C. L. Weigle USN (27);
     LSM Group Thirty-Seven, LCDR. W. J. Chisholm USNR;
     LSM Division Seventy-Three and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 8 to 30 June 1945
  • Decommissioned, 27 August 1946
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LSM-372 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, sold in December 1958, to Diamond Construction Corp., Savannah, GA, 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-372 400k USS LSM-372 commissioning crew, Little Creek VA. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-372 21k USS LSM-372 beached, date and location unknown. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-372 101k USS LSM-372 view of the well-deck looking forward from the conning tower, date and location unknown. Robert Hall for his father John W. Hall Gunner's Mate USS LSM-487
    LSM-372 71k USS LSM-372 moored pierside, date and location unknown. Robert Hall for his father John W. Hall Gunner's Mate USS LSM-487
    LSM-372 47k USS LSM-372 underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hall for his father John W. Hall Gunner's Mate USS LSM-487
    LSM-372 33k USS LSM-372 underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hall for his father John W. Hall Gunner's Mate USS LSM-487
    LSM-372 82k USS LSM-372 moored pierside at Cebu City, Philippine Islands, November 1945. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-372 71k USS LSM-372 beached, date and location unknown. Woody Coleman to the USS LSM / LSMR Association
    LSM-372 124k USS LSM-372 alongside USS LSM-467, date and location unknown. USS LSM-372, USS LSM-394, USS LSM-467, and USS LSM-487 were en-route from Guiuan, Samar via , Apra Harbor, Guam, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to Port Hueneme, CA., 11 April to 21 May 1946. Robert Hall for his father John W. Hall Gunner's Mate USS LSM-487
    LSM-372 474k USS LSM-372 crew member, Jim Tusing (left) and shipmates, Pearl Harbor, 1945. Jim Tusing USS LSM-372
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    The history extract for USS LSM-372 is from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1997. (ISBN 1-56311-389-9).
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Unterman, Paul B., USNR26 January 1945 - December 1945
    02LTjg. Allison, J. E., USNRDecember 1945 - February 1946
    03ENS/LTjg. Stone, Waldo F., USNRFebruary 1946 - 27 August 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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