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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-369

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down, 3 October 1942, at Mount Vernon Bridge Co. Mount Vernon, OH.
  • Delivered in three section, 9 October 1942, for trans-shipping to Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. for assembly
  • Launched and placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard, 28 October 1942
  • During World War II LCT(5)-369 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Five, LCDR Paul A. Wells;
     LCT Group Fourteen;
     LCT Division Twenty Eight and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Consolidation of the Solomon Islands
    Consolidation of the southern Solomon Islands, 7 April 1943     		New Georgia Group operations
    New Georgia - Rendova - Vangunu occupation, 30 June 1943
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946
  • LCT(5)-369 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 285 t.(fl)
    Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 6"
    max.navigational 3' 6"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    10 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    two .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 2 1/2"
    gun shields 2"
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT-369
    1018036904    		 336k LCT(5)-369 and two unidentified LCTs landing supplies for Marines who have just captured the villages of Tetamura and Tombi, in the Viru Harbor region of New Georgia, 1 July 1943.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # USMC 57764 by Corporal Jim Carroll, USMC.    		 David Upton
    LCT-369
    1018036905    		 50k LCT(5)-369, LCT(5)-159 and LCT(5)-482 nested together probably after the New Georgia Operation, circa July 1943. Marjorie Lang Kinzy for her father James A. Lang LCT(5)-369
    LCT-369
    1018036903    		 88k LCT(5)-369 crew at Emirau Island in the Solomon Islands, date unknown.
    James Andrew Lang is the crew member, bottom left.    		 Marjorie Lang Kinzy for her father James A. Lang LCT(5)-369
    LCT-369 73k LCT(5)-369 beached, date and location unknown.  
    LCT-369 56k LCT(5)-369 participating in training exercises in September 1944 in preparation for the Morotai landing. A U.S. Army 105mm howitzer motor carriage, M7 Priest, is being unloaded.
    Australian War Memorial, Photo No. 304859    		 Mike Green
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    World War II LCT Flotillas
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    Last Updated 18 March 2022