By Dominick Maurone LCI(G) 440 A few days after the Landings at Normandy France the United States Navy along with Marine and Army Divisions launched Operation Forager on the other [ … ]
Category: LCI(G)
Memories of LCI(G)-455
By Bremmer Martha PhM1/c How seasick we were on our first trip in Atlantic on the way to Panama, from the Captain on down. We saw our first hint of [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
An LCI Ace
By LeRoy Olson, USS LCI(L) 966 &(L) 321 Not only did LCI(G) 70 ace out with five planes, but she survived both torpedo and kamikaze hits. Her exploits resulted in [ … ]
LCI (G) 474 at Iwo Jima
By Ensign Robert J. Harker, Engineering Officer IWO JIMA – 17 FEBRUARY 1945 Ensign Bob Harker was the engineering officer aboard USS LCI (G) 474. His ship was part of [ … ]
LCI (G) 450 – Vaughn Hampton, For His buddy, George Kern (F3/c.)
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]