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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-603

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 26 October 1943, at Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Co., Memphis, TN.
  • Launched, 26 November 1943
  • Delivered, 3 December 1943
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-603 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla Twelve, LCDR William Leide and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck From the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-603 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 143 to 160 t.(lt), 309 to 320 t.(fl)
    Length 119' 1" (ovl.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 9"
    maximum navigation 5'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    12 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    four .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 20lbs
    gun shields 10lbs
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    two Diesel-drive 10Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' Service Generators
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT-602
    1018060303    		 136k LCT(6)-603 beaches on the north coast of France while unloading four jeeps during the Normandy invasion, 12 June 1944. Note the special landing ramp attachments only used on DD-Tank LCTs.
    Select frame from a short film called "Invasion, Fox-Green Beachhead, Omaha Beach, France; Convoys And Loading LCTs, Omaha Beach, France" Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Army. US National Archives andRecords Administration Identifier NAID: 15277, Local ID 111-ADC-1470    		 David Upton
    LCT-602 306k LCT(6)-603 beaches on the north coast of France while unloading four jeeps during the Normandy invasion, 12 June 1944.
    US National Archives photo # SC 190163 by Weintraub, a US Army Signal Corps photo now in the collections of th US National Archives    		 Dave Kerr
    LCT-602 115k From right to left, LCT(6)-603, LCT(6)-602 and LCT(6)-522 nested at Green Cove Springs, St. John River Reserve Fleet, FL., 1946. CDR. Michael G. Kapnas, USNR Ret. (OIC LCT-602 and LCT-538, 1945-46)
    LCT-602 761k Scale model of LCT(6)-603 by Phillipe Gonzales. Phillipe Gonzales
    There is no history record for LCT(6)-603 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
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