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Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns |
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Campaign and Dates | Campaign and Dates |
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Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943 | Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944 |
Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943 |
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USS LST-389 |
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278k | USS LST-389, LCT(5)-413, and
LCT-153 beached at Sicily, 1943
US Atlantic Fleet Command photo # AGC-4-558 |
Dave Kerr | ||
11k | USS LST-389 beached in the harbor at Cherbourg, France after running over a sunken ship in the inner harbor. LST-389 was towed back to England for drydocking and repairs. | MMoM Harold Entwistle USS LST-389 | ||
143k | USS LST-389 at anchor, date and location unknown. | Tommy Trampp | ||
HS Lesbos (L-172) |
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57k | Ex-Boone County (LST-389) in Greek service as HS Lesbos (L-172) underway, date and location unknown. Official Hellenic Navy photo |
Tony Vrailas | ||
91k | HS Lesbos (L-172) underway in Valletta Harbor, Malta, 1966. Photo courtesy A. & J, Pavia, from "1966-67 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships" | Robert Hurst | ||
301k | HS Lesbos (L-172) moored pierside at Genoa, Italy, 28 February 1973. | Photo by Carlo Martinelli | ||
340k | Greek amphibious ships moored at the Salamis Naval Base, Greece, 31 August 1979. From left to right: Ex-USS LSM-399 - HS Ipopliarkhos Roussen (L-164) Ex-USS LSM-45 - HS Ipopliarkhos Grigoropoulos (L-161) Ex-USS LSM-102 - HS Ipopliarchos Toyrnas (L-162) Ex-USS Potter County (LST-1086) - HS Ikaria (L-154) Ex-USS Page County (LST-1076) - HS Kriti (L-171) Ex-USS Boone County (LST-389) - HS Lesbos (L-172) Ex-USS Bowman County (LST-391) - HS Rodos (L-157) Ex-USS LST-325 - HS Syros (L-144) Defense Imagery Photo # VIRIN: DN-SC-82-00333 by PHC C. Pedrick USN. |
Robert Hurst |
Commanding Officers | ||
01 | LT. Carpenter, George C., USNR | 24 November 1942 - February 1943 |
02 | LT. Bock, Robert D., USN | February 1943 - February 1944 |
03 | LT. Orr, William E., USNR | February 1944 - 8 August 1945 |
04 | LT. Gibbs, Braman, USNR | 8 August 1945 - 12 March 1946 |
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