10-160 Garand Picture of the Day - Salerno

[Mark in Rochester]

American troops wading ashore from landing craft during the invasion of Salerno.
Location: Salerno, Italy
Date taken: September 1943
Photographer: George Rodger





LCI 220
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

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LCI-1 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large):
Laid down, 25 November 1942, at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA.
Launched, 12 November 1942,
Commissioned USS LCI(L)-220, 25 November 1942.
During World War II USS LCI(L)-220 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943 West Coast of Italy operations-1944;
Anzio Nettuno advanced landings, 22 January and 30 January to 1 February 1944
Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943 Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 17 September 1944

Invasion of Sicily - D-Day photo of the invasion beach at Glea Sicily, 10 July 1943. USS LCI(L)-220 is broached at left, with a LCM from USS Bellatrix (AKA-3) unloading just off her bow. Two LCVPs are also broached along the surf line. Note jeep in center and 5-gallon fuel cans. Photographed by Osborne.
US Army photo # SC 175921, by Osborne, from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the US National Archives.




Redesigned Landing Craft Infantry (Gunboat) LCI(G)-220, 15 July 1945
Following World War II USS LCI(G)-220 performed occupation duty in the Far East, including service in China from 24 October 1945 to 1 September 1946
Decommissioned in 1946
Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
Transferred to the State Department for disposal in 1946
Sold by the State Department, 11 December 1946
USS LCI(L)-220 earned four battle stars for World War II service

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[Pattern14]

Those bow ramps are a much more convenient way of debarking troops than using the rope netting on larger transports that couldn't get close to the beach.