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The 2019 LCI National Reunion!
Vampire Volunteers
We Remember Charles “Buster” Lawrence. Why?
Chaplain’s Corner
My Grandfather’s Sacrifice
LCI Veterans Recall D-Day
Whatever Will Float Our Boat
Observations from Officers Country
LCI(L) 85: The Four- Leaf Clover
Not All LCI Casualties Occurred During the Landings
AFMM Meets the Fleet at Bremerton
The ex-Salvage Chief Comes Home to the Columbia
Witness to Invasions, Surrenders and Occupation
Excerpt from “USS LCI(L) 419…Its Story”
Voices from the Pacific

June 2019

Elsie Item 104
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Elsie Item 105
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The LCI(L)-85 is featured in National Geographic's Drain the Ocean: Secrets of D-Day airing Monday, June 3 at 9PM. You can read more about the LCI(L)-85 in this article from our ELSIE Item Archives

Saluting Our Coast Guard Shipmates – Flotilla Ten at Normandy

LCI(R)-1077, ELSIE ITEM

March 2019

Elsie Item 104
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Elsie Item 104
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Elsie Item 104
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By Vaughn Brown, Ken Campbell, Pat Campbell

Vaughn Brown’s LCI(R) 1077 Career

LCI(R)-1077, ELSIE ITEM

By Ken Stern and Earle L. Bailey QM1/c

Memories of the LCI 41

LCI(L)-41, ELSIE ITEM

By Bremmer Martha PhM1/c

Memories of LCI(G)-455

LCI(G)-455, ELSIE ITEM

By Vernon Wallace as told to Tom Gorham

Post-VJ Day LCI

Post-VJ Day LCI

Post-VJ Day LCI

LCI(M)-632, ELSIE ITEM

December 2018

Elsie Item 103
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By Jeff Veesenmeyer

Guns Behind Palagi Rock

LCI(L)-365, ELSIE ITEM

By Jeff Veesenmeyer

Fond Memories of LCI 35 and a Dance Floor in Brighton, England

LCI(L)-35, ELSIE ITEM

By Sgt. BILL ALCINE

A Lucky Japanese Dive-Bomber Spoils the Day for the LCI(G) 23 Gunboat

LCI(G)-23, ELSIE ITEM

By Robert E Wright, Jr.

30 Days

LCI(R)-337, ELSIE ITEM

By John France

David's Journey

LCI(L)-36, ELSIE ITEM

R E Wrightr

"Now it Can be Told" LCI (R) 765 Takes on a Japanese Destroyer

LCI(R)-765, ELSIE ITEM

Jeff Veesenmeyer

Navy Beachmasters on "Red & Green" Omaha

LCI(L)-88, ELSIE ITEM

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The LCI National Association is dedicated to preserving the history of the World War II Landing Craft Infantry ships and honoring the sailors that manned them. On this site you will find first-hand accounts from the sailors, stories about the battles they fought and the experiences they had, and photos of the men and their ships.

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The Tough Beach by Dwight C. Shepler
Saluting Our Coast Guard Shipmates – Flotilla Ten at Normandy and the loss of LCIs 85, 91, 92 and 93
The USS LCI National Association - May 31, 2019

This article first appeared in the January 2007 issue of the Elsie Item (No. 58) and offers details about the loss of four LCIs.  In particular, it discusses the LCI(L)-85 [ … ]

30 Days
February 19, 2019
A Lucky Japanese Dive-Bomber Spoils the Day for the LCI(G) 23 Gunboat
February 19, 2019
Guns Behind Palagi Rock
The USS LCI National Association - February 19, 2019

By Jeff Veesenmeyer The actions on W-Day 21 July 1944 during the initial assault landings on Agat Beach, Guam. The mission of this vessel, and of LCI(G) Division Fifteen, was [ … ]

Fond Memories of LCI 35 and a Dance Floor in Brighton, England
February 19, 2019
President’s Corner – June 2018
February 18, 2019
David’s Journey
The USS LCI National Association - February 18, 2019

by John France 02/17/2018 David Forman was born July 31, 1923. A native of Kings County, New York, he was the son of immigrants. His father Louis was from Latvia [ … ]

“Now it Can be Told” LCI (R) 765 Takes on a Japanese Destroyer
February 18, 2019
June 2019 (No. 105)
Whatever Will Float Our Boat
The USS LCI National Association - May 31, 2020

Rick Holmes, AFMM President The AFMM is having another excellent year; visits and tours to the ship are up and the ship is really looking good. Our troop 2 and [ … ]

Observations from Officers Country
May 31, 2020
LCI(L) 85: The Four- Leaf Clover
May 31, 2020
The 2019 LCI National Reunion!
The USS LCI National Association - May 31, 2020

On May 3-5 2019, the AFMM proudly hosted the LCI WWII Veterans Reunion. 13 veterans attended along with family and friends for a total of over 85. Everyone had a [ … ]

Vampire Volunteers
May 31, 2020
We Remember Charles “Buster” Lawrence. Why?
May 31, 2020
Chaplain’s Corner
The USS LCI National Association - May 31, 2020

Holy Bible NASB Psalm 1: 1-6    2 Peter 1:21    2 Tim 3:16  Heb 11:6 I love to read the Psalms because they are so applicable to life, and, as all [ … ]

My Grandfather’s Sacrifice
May 31, 2020
LCI Veterans Recall D-Day
May 31, 2020
Not All LCI Casualties Occurred During the Landings
The USS LCI National Association - January 26, 2020

When you are doing research, something on a page may jump out and seize your attention. This was the case when I was reviewing the WWII Missing in Action files [ … ]

AFMM Meets the Fleet at Bremerton
January 26, 2020
The ex-Salvage Chief Comes Home to the Columbia
January 26, 2020
Witness to Invasions, Surrenders and Occupation
The USS LCI National Association - January 26, 2020

By Jeff Veesenmeyer When Chicagoan, Bill Simmons joined the Navy in July of 1944, he had no idea what he would see. At age 17 he wanted to serve and [ … ]

Excerpt from “USS LCI(L) 419…Its Story”
January 26, 2020
Voices from the Pacific
January 26, 2020
Gator Gossip
The USS LCI National Association - January 26, 2020

By Jeff Veesenmeyer 20 Years Ago – Elsie Item #29 Our 9th reunion at Louisville is now history, it was indeed a very enjoyable and successful reunion. Our attendance was [ … ]

This Day In History

1941 British cruiser Devonshire sinks German submarine Python.  Japanese Emperor Hirohito approved waging war against the United States, Britain and the Netherlands after his government rejected the demands contained in Secretary of State Cordell Hull's Note. The U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes.
1942 Nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect in the U.S.; the goal was not so much to save on gas but to conserve rubber (as in tires) that was desperately needed for the war effort.  The Beveridge Report (authored by Sir William Beveridge) and officially entitled "Social Insurance and Allied Services" is published by the British government unveiling plans for a post-war welfare state.  
1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill & Soviet Leader Josef Stalin concluded their Tehran Conference agreeing to the "Operation Overlord"  (D-Day) strategy to defeat Germany.
1944 Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra premieres at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.  Mail routing resumes in free South Netherlands.
1945 Canadian Football League (CFL) Grey Cup: Toronto beats Winnipeg 35-0 at Toronto.

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