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US Marine Corps - The Black Vault

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Polishing Skills in the Rassells 465<br />

LCT Flotilla Five—Lieutenant Edgar M. Jaeger, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT Group 13—Lieutenant Ashton L. Jones, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT Division 25—Lieutenant Ashton L. Jones, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-58-Ensign Edward H. Burtt, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-60—Ensign Austin H. Volk, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-156--Ensign Richard T. Eastin, Jr., <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-158-Ensign Edward J. Ruschmann, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-1 59—Ensign John A. McNiel<br />

LCT DiviJion 26—Lieutenant ( jg) Ameel Z. Kouri, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-62—Ensign Robert T. Capeless, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

L,CT-63—Ensign Lunsford L. Shelton, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT Groap 14—Lieutenant Decatur Jones, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

L.CT Division 27—Lieutenant Decatur Jones, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-322—Ensign Carl M. Barrett, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-323-Ensign Carl T. Geisler, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT Division 28—<br />

LCT-367-Ensign Robert Carr, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-369-Ensign Walter B. Gillette, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT Grotip 1.5-Lieutenant Laurence C. Lisle, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT Division 29—Lieutenant Laurence C. Lisle, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

LCT-181-Ensign Herbert D. Solomon<br />

LCT Division 3&—-Lieutenant (jg) Frank M. Wiseman, <strong>US</strong>NR<br />

Most of the senior oficers in this organization (Jaeger, A. L. Jones, Kouri,<br />

and Wiseman ) participated in CLEANSLATE. <strong>The</strong>y got the LCTS off to a<br />

good start in the South Pacific.<br />

<strong>The</strong> largest landing craft carried by the amphibious transports and cargo<br />

ships was the Landing Craft, Medium (LCM). <strong>The</strong> LCM could carry 30<br />

tons or 2,2oo cubic feet of cargo. Amongst the smaller shipborne landing<br />

craft, both the Higgins Landing Craft, Personnel (LCP) and the ramp LCV<br />

could transport 36 men or one medium tank. <strong>The</strong> destroyers which had been<br />

converted into fast transports could carry 200 troops and limited amounts of<br />

these troops’ equipment. <strong>The</strong> converted fast minesweepers could carry somewhat<br />

fewer troops.<br />

THE SPIT KIT EXPED1TIONARY FORCE<br />

Task Force 61, in effect the Joint Expeditionary Force, consisted of the<br />

Army troops and <strong>Marine</strong>s in the 9,OOO Landing Force, seven destroyers<br />

(Craven, Gridley, Landsdowne, Mawy, McCall, Saujley, Wilson), four fast<br />

destroyer-type transports (Stringbanz, Man~ey, Humpbreys, Sands), four fast<br />

minesweepers, the logistic service ship Bobolink, eight motor torpedo boats

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