By Jeff Veesenmeyer “Okay, let’s go.” Those three simple words from General Dwight D. Eisenhower set into motion the largest amphibious invasion in history. An armada of 5,300 ships would [ … ]
Category: LCI 85
LCI(L) 85: The Four- Leaf Clover
By John France, Historian, USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association On June 6, 1944, U.S.S. LCI(L) 85 sailed through rough waters towards the Normandy Coast of France. LCI 85 was [ … ]
Saluting Our Coast Guard Shipmates – Flotilla Ten at Normandy and the loss of LCIs 85, 91, 92 and 93
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 [ … ]