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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-640

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 6 June 1944, Normandy) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 22 December 1943, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 27 January 1944
  • Delivered, 29 January 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-640 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LCT Flotilla Nineteen, and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, June 1944
  • Following service in the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater LCT(6)-640 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Forty
     LST Group One Hundred Twenty-Eight
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-640 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-638 100k LCT(6)-640 being lifted onto the deck of an LST, date and location unknown. Jeff Card for his grandfather Melvin Downing MoMM 3c LCT-638
    LCT-638 186k LCT(6)-640 being lifted onto the deck of an LST, date and location unknown. Jeff Card for his grandfather Melvin Downing MoMM 3c LCT-638
    LCT-638 109k LCT(6)-640 beached, date and location unknown. Jeff Card for his grandfather Melvin Downing MoMM 3c LCT-638
    LCT-638
    1018064005    		 369k LCT(6)-640 stranded on the beach at Normandy France following a severe storm, August/September 1944.
    TimeLife_image_116724466, by Life Magazine photographer Scherschel. For personal non-commercial use only.    		 David Upton
    LCT-638 187k LCT(6)-640 beached while unloading a crane, date and location unknown. Jeff Card for his grandfather Melvin Downing MoMM 3c LCT-638
    There is no history record for LCT(6)-640 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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    Last Updated 24 September 2021