At 0646I/1, USS LST-637 launched the first LVT [Landing Vehicle Tracked] as the landing operations commenced. By 0705I/1, all LVT's from various ships had been launched. At …

During World War II, LST-637 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Lingayen Gulf landing-January 1945. Visayan Island landings-March …

USS LST-637 earned three battle stars for World War II service Final Disposition, sold to the Ships & Power Equipment Corp., Barber, N.J., 18 December 1947, and subsequently …

USS LST-942, USS LSM-638, USS LST-637, and the remaining 14 LST's of the Brown Assault Unit offload their men and equipment. LST-942 delivered elements of the RAAF 4th Airfield …

LST - 637 was laid down on 24 May 1944 at Seneca, Ill., by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 18 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Michaels; and commissioned …

USS LST-590, USS LST-637 and an unidentified LST at Morotai, Halmahera Islands, Netherlands, East Indies, 29 May 1945. From a crowded waterfront that only six months …

Following the completion of hostilities, LST 637 continued to work with Occupation forces until 30 Oct 1945. Decommissioned on 29 Mar 1946, she was struck from the Naval Register on 5 Jun …

LST-637 earned three battle stars for World War II service * Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, January 4-18 1945 * Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines Visayan …

It called for a large ballast system that could be filled with sea water to give the ship a deep draft for seafaring, or emptied so that the ship could sail very close to beaches to unload its cargo. …

LST-637. Mission. No Mission for this vessel. Historical Documents. No documents for this vessel. Milestones. No events for this vessel; Ship Imagery. No images for this vessel. Status Cards. …