USS LSM(R)-188
(LSMR-188: dp. 968; l. 203'6"; b. 34'; dr. 6'1" fwd, 3'5" aft; s. 13 k.; cpl. 81; a. 1 5", 2 40mm, 3 20mm, 156 rkt lnch; cl. LSM(R)-188)
Laid down at Charleston Navy Yard., Charleston, S.C.., and commissioned 15 Nov 1944, Lt. Harry C. Crist, USNR, in command.
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9 January 1945: TU 79.5.4, carrying 37th Infantry Division to Lingayen Gulf
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26 Mar-14 Apr 1945: Assault and occupation of Okinawa
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29 Mar 1945: damaged by kamikaze attack and near miss from bomb
- Navy Unit Citation for Okinawa Campaign
- Decommissioned 23 Jan 1946 at San Pedro, Calif.
- Sold to National Metal & Steel Corp. 17 Feb 1948 for scrapping
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