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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1017

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 18 February 1944, at Bison Shipbuilding Corp, North Tonawanda, N.Y.
  • Launched, 7 March 1944
  • Delivered, 9 March 1944
  • Placed in service date unknown. LTjg L.C. Wisely USNR, Officer in Charge (May 1945)
  • During and World War II LCT(6)-1017 was first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and later re-assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944

  • While assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific LCT(6)-1014 came under the command of:
    LCT Flotilla Twenty-Nine, LCDR. E. D. Gasson, USNR;
    LCT Group Eighty-Five, LT. G. S. Rehfield, USNR
  • Following World War II LCT(6)-1017 was assigned to Occupation Service in the Far East from 3 February to 9 April 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • 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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    LST-659 96k USS LST-659 beached at Leyte Island, Philippines. circa late 1945. Note that she carries a causeway secured to her port side and LCT(6)-1017 loaded on her main deck. Kathy Velasco
    LST-659 91k
    There is no history record for LCT(6)-1017 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 6 September 2019