http://www.navalcovermuseum.org/w/index.php?title=LCI(G)_561&feed=atom&action=historyLCI(G) 561 - Revision history2024-03-29T05:27:10ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.40.0http://www.navalcovermuseum.org/w/index.php?title=LCI(G)_561&diff=144102&oldid=prevJonBurdett: Created page2015-11-18T18:49:44Z<p>Created page</p>
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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3><br />
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during <br />
its lifetime.<br />
The list is in chronological order.<br />
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LCI(L)-351 Class Landing Craft Infantry (Large)<br/><br />
Laid down January 26 1944 - Launched February 23 1944<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''USS LCI(L)-561'''<br/><br />
Commissioned February 26 1944<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''USS LCI(G)-561'''<br/><br />
Reclassified Landing Craft Infantry (Guns) (LCI(G)) June 15 1944<br/><br />
Decommissioned (date unknown)<br/><br/><br />
Struck from Naval Register 1946<br/><br />
Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal March 8 1948<br/><br />
Fate unknown <br />
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3><br />
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the <br />
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for <br />
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same <br />
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). <br />
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).<br />
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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't <br />
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date <br />
range for covers on that page.<br />
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<li>[[USS LCI(L)-561_Covers_Page_1 | LCI(L)-561 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946)</li><br />
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<h3>Postmarks</h3><br />
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a <br />
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, <br />
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one <br />
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of <br />
earliest known usage.<br />
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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an <br />
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN <br />
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.<br />
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the<br />
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Postmark<br/>Date</th><br />
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th><br />
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<h3>Other Information</h3><br />
LCI(G)-561 earned four battle stars for WWII service<br/>*<br />
Leyte operation<br/><br />
Leyte landings October 20 1944<br/>*<br />
Luzon operation<br/><br />
Lingayen Gulf landings January 7 1945<br/>*<br />
Manila Bay-Bicol operation<br/><br />
Nasugbu January 31 to February 2 1945<br/>*<br />
Okinawa Gunto operation<br/><br />
Kerama Rhetto March 25 to April 1 1945<br/><br />
Assault and Occupation of Okinawa Gunto April 1 to June 24 1945<br/><br/><br />
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (Okinawa) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)<br/><br/><br />
Individual Awards...<br/>Navy Cross (Gordon Welch, and Lewis Wable - at Leyte October 20 1944)<br/><br />
Bronze Star (Ltjg Keith Douglas Mann, CO - at Leyte October 20 1944)<br/><br />
Purple Hearts (ten - Leyte and Ie Shima, off Okinawa - Vaughan Springer, Earl Lantz, Ken Keller, Robert Doan, Peter Plemons, Lewis Wabel, Stan Chmielewski, Sidney Devane, Larry Kenner, Harlon Engle)<br/><br />
Letters of Commendation (seven, Connie Mulherin, Howard Allgood, Jack MacGillis, Dick Cole, Tom Garavaglia, Lewis Combest, Tom Massa) <br />
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