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Chart of all LCI(R) rocket targets which bombarded the North and South flanks of the main amphibious landing on L-Day of Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa.
These LCI(R)s belonged to Flotilla SIXTEEN (CDR C.E. Coffin, Jr), referred to as Task Group 52.20, and comprised of 6 Task Groups, each in turn comprised of 6 LCI(R)s
(for 36 LCIR)s total):
South Flank:
52.20.1 -
USS LCI(R)-642,
USS LCI(R)-650,
USS LCI(R)-707,
USS LCI(R)-771,
USS LCI(R)-772,
USS LCI(R)-1077;
52.20.2 -
USS LCI(R)-651,
USS LCI(R)-708,
USS LCI(R)-1028,
USS LCI(R)-1029,
USS LCI(R)-1030,
USS LCI(R)-1078;
In Reserve:
52.20.3 -
USS LCI(R)-643,
USS LCI(R)-644,
USS LCI(R)-645,
USS LCI(R)-646,
USS LCI(R)-769,
USS LCI(R)-770.
North Flank:
52.20.4 -
USS LCI(R)-647,
USS LCI(R)-648,
USS LCI(R)-649,
USS LCI(R)-762,
USS LCI(R)-763,
USS LCI(R)-764;
52.20.5 -
USS LCI(R)-785,
USS LCI(R)-1024,
USS LCI(R)-1026,
USS LCI(R)-1068,
USS LCI(R)-1069,
USS LCI(R)-1070;
52.20.6 -
USS LCI(R)-704,
USS LCI(R)-705,
USS LCI(R)-706,
USS LCI(R)-765,
USS LCI(R)-766,
USS LCI(R)-767;
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LCDR. Gary Frogner, USN Ret. for his father ENS. Louis Frogner, USNR Engineering Officer LCI(R)-1024 |
