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USS LCI(G)-752
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 USS LCI(L)-752 (1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Oscar - India
 NQOI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 20 October 1944)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
LCI(L)-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
  • Laid down, 20 March 1944, at Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 9 April 1944
  • Commissioned USS LCI(L)-752, 26 April 1944, LTjg. R. Sullivan USNR in command (May 1945)
  • Reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Guns) LCI(G)-752, 15 June 1944
  • During World War II USS LCI(G)-752 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    LCI(G) Flotilla Six, CDR. CDR. A. R. Montgomery USN;
     LCI Group Sixteen, LCDR. R. S. Richabaugh, USNR;
     LCI Division Sixteen and participated in the following campaign:
    Campaign and Dates
    Leyte operation
    Leyte landings, 20 October 1944
    At 1825 on 20 October 1944 USS LCI(G)-752 came under attack by six enemy planes diving toward the bow of the ship and two additional aircraft diving toward the stern of the ship. One of the aircraft attacking toward the stern dropped a 250lb bomb which exploded underwater causing severe damage to the ship. Four of the planes and two probable’s were credited to the ship's gunners.
  • Following World War II USS LCI(G)-752 performed occupation duty in the Far East from 2 September to 3 December 1945
  • Decommissioned, 19 April 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 5 June 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 26 November 1947
  • Sold to J.E. Kientz, B. Storey, L.J. Storey and L.J. Work
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • USS LCI(G)-752 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 216 t.(light), 234 t.(landing); 389 t.(loaded)
    Length 158' 5 1/2"
    Beam 23' 3"
    Draft
    Light 3'1½" mean
    Landing, 2' 8" forward, 4' 10"aft
    Loaded, 5' 4" forward 5' 11" aft
    Speed 16 kts (max.), 14 kts maximum continuous
    LCI(L) Complement
    3 Officers
    21 Enlisted
    LCI(G) Complement
    5 Officers
    65 Enlisted
    LCI(L) Troop Capacity
    6 Officers
    182 Enlisted
    LCI(L) Cargo Capacity 75 tons
    Armor 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house
    Endurance 4,000 miles at 12 kts, loaded, 500 miles at 15 kts; and 110 tons of fuel
    LCI(L) Armament
    four single 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft
    two .50cal machine guns
    LCI(G) Armament
    two 40mm guns
    four 20mm guns
    six .50cal machine guns
    ten MK7 rocket launchers
    Fuel Capacity 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal.
    Propulsion
    two sets of 4 General Motors Diesel engines, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600
    twin variable pitch propellers
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    LCI(L)-752
    1015075201    		 259k USS LCI(L)-752 at rest in a nest of LCIs, date and location unknown. D. Bruce Powell for his father-in-law William J. Lassourreille, USS LCI(L)-752
    LCI(L)-752
    1015075203    		 504k USS LCI(L)-752 crew member William John Lassourreille S/1c on deck, date and location unknown. D. Bruce Powell for his father-in-law William J. Lassourreille, USS LCI(L)-752
    The history for USS LCI(L)-752 / LCI(G)-752 is from USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, © 1995. (ISBN 1-56311-262-0)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
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