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USS LST-1026


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - Victor - Delta
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship
  • Laid down, 8 May 1944, at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, MA.
  • Launched, 2 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-1026, 7 June 1944, LT. Robert E. Parker, USNR, in command
  • During World War II USS LST-1026 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Leyte operation
    Leyte landings, 18 October to 29 November 1944     		Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines
    Mindanao Island landings, 10 to 12 March and 17 to 23 April 1945

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  • Following World War II USS LST-1026 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    China Service Medal (extended)
    7 September 1945 to 23 July 19467 September 1945 to 23 July 1946
  • Decommissioned, 11 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 August 1946
  • USS LST-1026 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, sold, 5 December 1947, to Bosey, Philippines, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement
    1,625 t.(lt)
    4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    2,366 t. (beaching displacement)
    Length 328' o.a.
    Beam 50'
    Draft
    light 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft
    sea-going 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft
    landing 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)
    limiting 11' 2"
    maximum navigation 14' 1"
    Speed 11.6 kts. (trial)
    Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
    Complement
    13 officers
    104 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    16 officers
    147 enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)
    Typical loads
    One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck
    Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting
    Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was
    2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors
    4 - Single 40MM gun mounts
    12 single 20MM gun mounts
    Fuel Capacity
    Diesel 4,300 Bbls
    Propulsion
    two General Motors 12-567A, 900hp Diesel engines
    single Falk Main Reduction Gears
    three Diesel-drive 100Kw 230V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
    two propellers, 1,700shp
    twin rudders
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    LST-1026 124k USS LST-1026 at anchor, 5 June 1945, probably at New Guinea Dave Cook for his father Richard C. Cook GM2 USS LST-1026
    LST-1026 137k USS LST-1026 repainting the ship's hull number while beached probably at New Guinea. Dave Cook for his father Richard C. Cook GM2 USS LST-1026
    LST-1029 137k From left to right:
    USS LST-699,
    USS LST-558,
    USS LST-467,
    USS LST-1026 and
    USS LCI(L)-971 beached at New Guinea in July 1945.    		 Dave Cook for his father Richard C. Cook GM2 USS LST-1026
    LST-1026 140k USS LST-467, USS LST-1026 and USS LST-671 beached somewhere in the Philippines, date unknown. Dave Cook for his father Richard C. Cook GM2 USS LST-1026
    LST-1026
    1016102610     		79k USS LST-1026 beached during the Mindanao, Island landings, circa March - April 1945.
    Photo from E-bay.    		 Tommy Trampp
    LST-1026
    1016102612     		179k USS LST-1026 beached during the Panay Island landings, 18 March 1945. In the foreground, left to right; Maj. General Rap Brush, Commanding General 40th Division, Col. George W. Latimer, Chief of Staff, 40th Division and Capt. Robert W. Munyon, Aide de Camp, land on the beach (on Panay) a few hours after the troops have secured the beach.
    US National Archives 111-SCA- Album-2986 - US Army Signal Corps photo # SC 263785 by Sgt. R. Mohrman.    		 Vincent Solinap
    LST-1026 114k "Ohio Boys" among the crew of USS LST-1026. Photo taken in the Philippines in July 1945.
    Richard C. Cook is second from right in the back row wearing his white hat.    		 Dave Cook for his father Richard C. Cook GM2 USS LST-1026
    LST-1026 71k USS LST-1026 group photo, date and location unknown.
    Richard C. Cook is far right in the back row wearing his white hat.    		 Dave Cook for his father Richard C. Cook GM2 USS LST-1026
    LST-1026 152k USS LST-1026 moored dockside in July 1945 probably in the Philippines. Dave Cook for his father Richard C. Cook GM2 USS LST-1026
    LST-1026 118k USS LST-1026 beached, probably at San Fernando, Luzon in August 1945. Dave Cook for his father Richard C. Cook GM2 USS LST-1026
    LST-1026 85k USS LST-1026 beached at San Fernando, Luzon in August 1945. Terry Sears
    Dave Cook for his father Richard C. Cook GM2 USS LST-1026
    USS LST-1026
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Parker, Robert E., USNR7 June 1944 - 11 January 1946
    02LTjg. Peace, William D., USNR11 January 1946 - 18 January 1946
    03LTjg. Miles Jr., Southey F. (Punch), USNR18 January 1946 - 7 May 1946
    04LTjg. Ellis, Frederick Stephen, USNR (Biography)7 May 1946 - 13 May 1946
    03LTjg. Kalasinsky, Frank, USN13 May 1946 - 11 August 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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