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Landing Craft Tank
LCT(5)-33

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal
Individual Awards

Silver Star ENS. Jesse Andrew Anderson, USNR, F2c Donald Ernest Ball, USNR, S2c George Hyman Beale USN (records also show this man's name to be George L. (Lyman?) Beals).
Landing Craft Tank (Mark 5):
  • Laid down 18 September 1942, at Manitowoc Ship Building Co., Manitowoc WI.
  • Launched, 20 October 1942
  • Delivered, 28 October 1942
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During World War II LCT(5)-33 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater:
    LCT Flotilla Nine and LCT Flotilla Ten and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation 9 to 15 July 1943 (Flotilla Ten) West Coast of Italy operations; (LCT Flotilla Nine)
    Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings, 22 January to 4 February1944
    Salerno landings 9 to 21 September 1943 (Flotilla Ten) Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 17 September 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 February 1946
  • LCT(5)-33 earned four battle stars for World War II service
  • Delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 3 July 1947 and sold the same day
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 285 t.(fl)
    Length 114' 2" (o.a.)
    Beam 32' 8"
    Draft
    limiting 3' 6"
    max.navigational 3' 6"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Range 700 nautical miles at 7 kts.
    Complement
    1 officer
    10 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150 short tons
    Armament
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    two .50 cal. machine guns
    Armor
    wheelhouse 2 1/2"
    gun shields 2"
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 80 Bbls
    Propulsion
    three Grey Marine 6-71 Diesel engines
    one Diesel-drive 20Kw 120V. D.C. Ships' service generator
    three propellers, 675shp
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    LCT-33
    1018003301    		 1179k LCT(5)-33 beached alongside LCT(5)-342. Crew photo taken probably Santo Stefano, Sicily during the leap-frog amphibious operations that led to the capture of Messina according to Flotilla 10 reports of August 7-11 1943 and COMTASKFOR 88 reports of August 1943. Standing from the left are: Homer Dodds, Lawrence (Denny) Denison, James Burgess, Skipper LTjg. Jesse Anderson, Lewis Gaffney and John Morrissey. At the far right in the front row is a man named Ball, and next to him, Paloney. Note the gator emblem of the amphibious forces on the hull next to the 33.
    US National Archives Identifier National Archives ID 505632543. Local ID 80-G-42579    		 David Upton and
    Ron Swanson
    LCT-33
    1018003302    		 115k LCT(5)-33 during the Invasion of Southern France,8-10 September 1944. LCT(5)-33 is loaded with two U.S. Army M-7 Priest 105mm howitzer motor carriage or self-propelled gun.
    Select images from a short film titled "World War II Invasion of Southern France" NAID: 24229; Local ID: 111-ADC-10468. Colorized for detail.    		 David Upton
    LCT-33
    1018003303    		 110k
    There is no history available for LCT(5)-33 at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    World War II LCT Flotillas
    US LCT-33
    Action Report - "action of the U.S. LCT(5) 33 from 4 Sept through 9 Oct 1943
    Letter Attack nd destriction of HEINKEL BOMBER, 20 April 1943. Silver Star recomendations
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