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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign |
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| Campaign and Dates | Campaign and Dates |
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| Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, 4 to 18 January 1945 | Consolidation of Southern Philippines
Mindanao Island landings, 10 to 19 March, 24 March to 14 April and 17 to 23 April 1945 |
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149k | William J. Pattison (APD-104) fitting out at Bethlehem Steel Co.
Shipyard, Hingham, MA., 1 July 1944, She is still carrying her "DE" hull number but will be redesignated a Crosley Class High-speed Transport, APD-104, 17 July 1944.
Note other ships also fitting out, including LST-926 and LST-927.
Source: United States National Archives, Photo No. 19-N-85668 US National Archives, Photo No. 19-N-85599, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
Mike Green | |
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339k | USS LST-927 sailed from Boston, MA. to Little Creek, VA., 31 July 1944, for shakedown and training. She arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard 13 August and departed the Yard 18
August for N.O.B. Norfolk. On 22 August LST-927 sailed from Pier 4, N.O.B. Norfolk, VA. bound for New York, N.Y. arriving, 26 August, where she commenced loading LCT parts.
On August 29, she sailed from New York on her way to the Pacific via the Panama Canal.
US National Archives and Records Administration photo # 80-G-419739, donated by Mr. Jim Azelton |
David Upton | |
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227k | USS LST-927 underway probably in bound in the New York Channel 26 August 1944 (Photo in annotated 1 August which may be incorrect)
US National Archives photo # 80-G-453329 |
Rick Davis | |
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92k | USS LST-927 marring up to LCT(5)-66 at Parang, Mindanao,
Philippines, 18 April 1945.
Frames from the film "LST BEING UNLOADED AT SEA BECAUSE OF MUDDY BEACHES, PARANG, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; 41ST RECONNAISSANCE TROOPS AT ZAMBOANGA, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; BEACHHEAD SCENES OF 163RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 41ST INFANTRY DIVISION, LANDING ON JOLO ISLANDS, SULU ARCHIPELAGO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS" National Archives ID 17932. Local ID 111-ADC-4130. Dept. of the Army. Ref. COMTASK-GROUP 76.10 - Rep of the invasions & resupply of Sanga Sanga & Jolo Is, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines 4/2-11/45- National Archives. |
David Upton | |
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175k | USS LST-927 married up to LCT(5)-66 at Parang, Mindanao,
Philippines, 18 April 1945.
Frames from the film "LST BEING UNLOADED AT SEA BECAUSE OF MUDDY BEACHES, PARANG, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; 41ST RECONNAISSANCE TROOPS AT ZAMBOANGA, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; BEACHHEAD SCENES OF 163RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 41ST INFANTRY DIVISION, LANDING ON JOLO ISLANDS, SULU ARCHIPELAGO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS" National Archives ID 17932. Local ID 111-ADC-4130. Dept. of the Army. Ref. COMTASK-GROUP 76.10 - Rep of the invasions & resupply of Sanga Sanga & Jolo Is, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines 4/2-11/45- National Archives. |
David Upton | |
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62k | USS LST-927 at anchor in San Francisco Bay, circa 1945-1946.
US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH-84706 courtesy of D.M. McPherson, 1976. |
Robert Hurst | |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 01 | LTjg. Larsen, Fred Herbert, USNR | 7 July 1944 - September 1945 |
| 02 | LT. Wickett, Bryce A., USNR | September 1945 - December 1945 |
| 03 | LTjg. Keever Jr., Claude B., USNR | December 1945 - 20 July 1946 |
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