LCI 35 – Stanley Galik Navy History “The LCI 35 story taken directly from the deck logs beginning with its commissioning in January 1943 and ending with its decommissioning in [ … ]
The Story of the LCI(L) 33
By Elmer Manick LCI (L) 33 was built in November 1942. I was her Chief Boatswains Mate, my name is Elmer Manick. I joined the Navy in October of 1942 and [ … ]
Some Corrections and Additions
By John France In the year 2000, I was a new member of the USS LCI National Association and I was eager to research the landings of my father’s LCI [ … ]
President’s Message – March 2017
Greetings to all LCI lovers! The next National Reunion for the USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association quickly approaches. It will be hosted by the Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum –home [ … ]
A Really Young WW II Sailor: Vaughn Hampton on the 450
Vaughn Hampton, Bootcamp, Aug. 30, 1943, two months shy of his 15th Birthday The minimum age to join the service in WW II was 17, but we have all heard [ … ]
Man Overboard
USS LCI(G)-450 moored pierside at Saipan, February 1945, awaiting repair of battle damage from the Iwo Jima invasion on 17 February 1945. NavSource By Ivy Roberts of LCI(G) 450 A number [ … ]
Gordon Smith’s Diving Suit Yarn
Gordon Smith, LCI 43 & Diving Suit by Gordon Smith Among the invasion fleet for the invasion of Southern France were the LCI’s #41 and #43. For this invasion, the [ … ]
Final Chapter of the Story of the USS LCI(L) 20
USS LCI(20) during a training exercise on January 20, 1943 at Solomons Maryland 1 year before the Anzio landing Part 2 of 2 Submitted by Robert E. Wright Jr. Son [ … ]
Last Landing of the USS LSI(L) 1091
Construction workers pull out the USS LSI(L) 1091 on to Humboldt Bay Harbor District Recreation and Conservation land in front of the Samoa Cookhouse. Source: Will Houston — The Times-Standard When [ … ]
Membership
Information on how you can be a part of preserving history or honor someone who served in the LCI.
The Crew of the LCI 35
The following story chronicles the journey of the USS LCI (L) 35 during World War II beginning with the crew coming aboard on January 25, 1943 and ending with the [ … ]