George Kern USS LCI (G) 450 Memoirs Transcribed by Vaughn Hampton I will start with the beginning of his log. George’s hand-written log starts on 1/19/44 entered into a 4.25″x6.75″ lined [ … ]
LCI (G) 450 Saga
By Ensign R. C. Haines This is the history of one of those many WWII US Navy Amphibious ships that Navy Brass gave numbers instead of names. In voice communications [ … ]
LCI (G) 450 Poems
By William Summerly Life on an LCI could be terrifying one minute and boring the next. Not everything went according to plan when Mother Nature or the enemy had other [ … ]
Fate – LCI 450 Memories
By Leon Fletcher “You gotta go topside during combat!” At least once—to see what’s going on.” That’s what several in the crew of our LCI(R) kept telling Ham, the first [ … ]
My Grandpa and the LCI(G)-449 at Iwo Jima
By Dennis Blocker 03/27/2007 There were just a few stories circulating around the family about my grandfather’s service during WW II. One was that his best friend had his head [ … ]
The Story of Dominick C. Maurone
Dominic C. Maurone was born in Philadelphia, PA on November 11, 1924, he graduated from high school in June 1942. He was drafted and volunteered in the Navy Reserves in [ … ]
Albert D. DiVincenzo Aboard USS LCI(G)373
During my service on the USS LCI(G)373, I experienced a friendship with some of my shipmates that is going to last a lifetime. During my stay, I was honored to [ … ]
USS LCI(L)330 and USS LCI(G)418
By Charlie Savary, Saturday, 29 Jan 2000 My name is Charlie Savary, I was a “Plank holder” of the LCI L 330 and the last man of the original crew to [ … ]
On the Fourth They Fought Back
July 4th, 1943 With Flotilla Five On That Unforgettable Day at Rendova Harbor, New Georgia By Zach S Morris My grandfather, Stephen Ganzberger, was part of Task Unit 31.9.1—LCI [ … ]
The Journal of Arden Lee Hunt, LCI 226
Submitted by Arden R. Hunt My father was Arden Lee Hunt but he was known as Al Hunt. He served as a signalman on LCI 226 from July 18, 1944 [ … ]
Emergency Surgery on LCI 226
By Kim Kromer Capt. Hime S. Poliner, former Easton physician, now in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in the Pacific,has received another citation for his surgical work, this time for [ … ]
LCI(L)-96
By Richard “Dick” Kliemt My name is Richard (“Dick”) Kliemt. I was a Lieutenant in the US Coast Guard and the Engineering Officer aboard the USS LCI 96 during World [ … ]
Coast Guard Ship: Served in Normandy and Okinawa
for John Gre The LCI’s arrived on the East coast, after the Normandy invasion, to be refitted. They then sailed through the Panama Canal to San Diego, California and were [ … ]
“Firefight on the Mindanao River”
By Don Hawley The symbol for taking back the Philippines was a six-sided coffin, and LCI(G)66 was part of the convoy to drive home the last nail–the invasion of the [ … ]
Walter Kopacz – A Memorial
Walter Kopacz, LCI 66, passed away in August, 2001. Walt was a co-founder of the LCI Association and its first Treasurer. Walter was also the reason the original LCI website [ … ]