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 [ … ]
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30 Days
By Robert E Wright Jr Preface I have often asked the question of the Association’s WWII Veterans “What did you do during the war?” That usually results in the same [ … ]
A Lucky Japanese Dive-Bomber Spoils the Day for the LCI(G) 23 Gunboat
By Sgt. BILL ALCINE, YANK Staff Correspondent (submitted by Robert Wright, Jr.) BATABAGNON,THE PHILIPPINES It was. a beautiful day. The Philippine sun re-flected on the wave-dimpled surface of small Opong [ … ]
Guns Behind Palagi Rock
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
By Jeff Veesenmeyer There was a strange silence on board the LCI 35…and on the streets of Brighton too. The Normandy invasion had begun. Over 280,000 men were crossing the [ … ]
David’s Journey
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
This is truly one of the most intriguing stories of LCI’s I have ever come across. We are indebted again to Hank Henderson, LCI(R)-765 for this story which, for obvious [ … ]
Navy Beachmasters on “Red & Green” Omaha
By Jeff Veesenmeyer Ensign Joseph Vahgi couldn’t sleep. He was playing cards below deck on Coast Guard LCI(L) 88 (Landing Craft Infantry Large). The flat bottomed, 300-ton amphibious ship rolled [ … ]
Friends in High Places
By Joe Flynn An earlier article was featured in the Elsie Item #95 President George H.W. Bush was known for his many friends from all walks of life. At his funeral many [ … ]
LCI 476 Memories
by Jud Ashmore Got a call recently from an LCI veteran from Texas, Jud Ashmore. I was excited because we are always looking for good stories and Texans [ … ]
Notes from the LCI(G) 70
The Men of LCI 70! At the Nimitz Museum LCI archives dedication: Artist Joe Ortiz poses with his uncle and shipmates from LCI 70. Left to right: Royal Wetzel, Leo [ … ]
What’s in a Name?
By Joe Flynn The USS Begor (APD 127) slid down the ways of deFoe Shipyards of Saginaw Michigan, May 25 1944. It was being built as a fast, shallow draft [ … ]
“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 [ … ]