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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1096

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6):
  • Laid down, 13 May 1944, at Quincy Barge Builders, Quincy, IL.
  • Launched, 1 June 1944
  • Delivered, 6 July 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown and location unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-1096 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines
    Mindanao Island landings, 12 July 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-1096 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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    LSM-40
    101404004    		 2,794k Left to right USS LST-459, LCT(6)-1096 and USS LSM-40 landing troops of the 163rd RCT and bulk material including ammunition and rations onto Blue Beach, Jolo Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippine Islands. Between 1036 and 1135 hours, 9 April 1945. LCT(6)-1278 and three unidentified LCTs are on the right ( LCT(6)-1119, LCT(6)-1205, LCT(6)-1098, LCT(6)-1281 LCT(6)-1279, LCT(6)-1093, LCT(6)-1095 and LCT(6)-1206 were in this group.)
    Ref. COMTASK GROUP 76.10 War Diary, US National Archives, U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo # 266350, US National Archives Identifer 80685216 page 37, Local Identifier 111-SCA-2988    		 David Upton
    LCT-1096
    1018109601    		 292k Left to right; LCT(6)-1096 of LCT GR 95, USS LSM-40 of LSM GR 6 and LCT(6)-1278 of LCT GR 95, The LCTs are landing troops of the 163rd RCT and bulk material including ammunition and rations onto Blue Beach, Jolo Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippine Islands. Between 1036 and 1135 hours, April 9, 1945. Two unidentified LCTs are on the right behind LCT-1278 which has visible engine troubles. USS LSM-40 has retracted and is pulling back out to sea. (LCT(6)-1119, LCT(6)-1205, LCT(6)-1098, LCT(6)-1281 LCT(6)-1279, LCT(6)-1093, LCT(6)-1095 and LCT(6)-1206 were in this group.)
    Ref. COMTASK GROUP 76.10 War Diary, US National Archives, U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo # 266348, US National Archives Identifer 80685216 page 39, Local Identifier 111-SCA-2988    		 David Upton
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