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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(6)-1279

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 6) Class:
  • Laid down, 26 June 1944, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Leavenworth KS.
  • Launched 24 July 1944
  • Delivered 27 July 1944
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(6)-1279 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Consolidation of the Southern Philippines
    Sulu Archipelago, 9 to 11 April 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • LCT(6)-1279 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
    101404003    		 336k LCT(6)-1279, of LCT GR 95, USS LSM-40 of LSM GR 6 and USS LST-459 landing vehicles and 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.
    U.S. National Archives Identifier 80685216 page 41,Local Identifier 111-SCA-2988m U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph 266347    		 David Upton
    LCT-1279 30k LCT(6)1279 beached, date and location unknown.  
    LCT-1279 7k
    There is no DANFS history record for LCT(6)-1279 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 4 March 2022