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 [ … ]
“Big Men In a Little Ship”
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 [ … ]