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Welcome aboard! A Dedication These pages present the brief history of the United States Ship LCI(L)-92, from its construction in Orange, Texas, until it was put out of commission by German shore batteries during the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Landing Craft Infantry (Large) or LCI(L) ships were 159 ft. long, rugged craft designed to transport 188 Allied assault troops and land them directly onto a beach using two ramps, lowered on each side of the bow. Invasion beaches in the North Atlantic included North Africa, Sicily and Salerno, Italy and Normandy, France. This
web site is dedicated in honor of: -
With gratitude and pride of your service to our country.
"The United States Coast Guard has participated in nearly every war, declared and undeclared, the United States has been engaged since 1790. Its combat veterans have contributed outstanding and heroic service and many paid the ultimate price for safeguarding the freedom of the nation." - The preceding is from COAST GUARD COMBAT VETERANS ASSOCIATION®
Omaha Beach American Cemetery, Memorial and Monument On this craft, LCI(L)-92, the following U.S. Army soldiers were killed in action: 1st
Sgt. Hiram H. Collins "These
men are all missed and thought of highly by their comrades in arms. May
their suffering by the Grace of God have been short. They will be remembered
as they lived, for no one is seen in death. - The preceding notes and list were compiled by CDR James P. Woerner, Jr., USN, Ret. from the WW II memoirs of his late father, Cpl. James Woerner (Army serial # 32076581), including his experiences during the landing at Omaha Beach aboard LCI(L)-92
"Of the nineteen Army soldiers listed, four of them were from the small town of Bushong, Kansas. They were Staff Sgt. William W. Moreland, his brother Sgt. Jay B. Moreland, Sgt. John Herrick, and Pvt. Rex A. Gore. In 1942 Jay Moreland, John Herrick, and Rex Gore had been members of Bushong High School's basketball team. E.P. SanRomani was their coach." - The preceding comment was provided by Laura E. SanRomani who is the wife of E.P. SanRomani
U.S.
Coast Guard seaman who served aboard LCI(L)-92 include: Leonard
W. Baker, officers steward third class, USCG, of 26 Charles Street, Charleston,
South Carolina Charles
Campen, Chief Boatswains Mate, USCG, of Hertford, North Carolina James
C. Cubbedge, Warrant Boswain watch officer, USCG, of 3565 NW 36 Street,
Miami, Florida Lawrence
Davison, ships cook third class, USCGR, of Erie, Pennsylvania Vincent
DiFalco, motor machinists mate third class, USCGR, of 63 Terrace Avenue,
Providence, Rhode Island Zack
Felder, Lieutenant (j.g.), executive officer, USCGR, of Dallas, Texas George
A. Finn, Lieutenant (j.g.) engineering officer, USCGR Charles
R. Higgins, seaman first class, USCGR, of Pottsboro, Texas Rudolph
J. "Pop" Hursey, pharmacists mate second class, USNR, of Chesterfield,
South Carolina Gaylord
W. Jones, electrician's mate first class, USCGR, of 245 North Broadway,
Glendale, California Paul
E. Lambert, signalman second class, USCGR, of 7600 Washington Street,
Marquette, Michigan Arthur
L. Lornson, Jr., seaman first class, USCGR, of 256 Kaukauna Street, Menasha,
Wisconsin Raymond
Macht, seaman first class, USCGR, of 2863 North Oakland Avenue, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin Raymond
A. "Doc" Maleska, pharmacists mate second class, USCGR, of 4
Stone Street, Yonkers, New York Martin
Masariu, fireman first class, USCGR, of 17 North Addison Street, Indianapolis,
Indiana John
F. Mateyack, seaman first class, USCGR, of 5743 West 90th Place, Oaklawn,
Illinois Richard
Paladino, ships cook third class, USCGR, of Elizabeth, New Jersey Herbert
Nolda, coxswain, USCGR, of Lincoln, Nebraska Raymond
Norman Patterson, seaman first class, USCGR, 931 Opelouses Avenue, Algiers,
Louisiana George
William Oswald, seaman first class, USCGR, of 1215 Pine Hollow Road, McKees
Rock, Pennsylvania Lester
P. "Smilie" Phillips, motor machinists mate first class, USCGR,
of l5l6½ Central Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina Freddy
N. Pitzer, fireman first class, USCGR, of Clarksville, Missouri Edward
E. Pryzbos, quartermaster first class, USCG, (record of address lost) Morton
A. Rabinowitz, radioman third class, USCGR, of 796 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn,
New York, NY Robert
M. Salmon, Lieutenant Skipper, USCGR, of Maplewood, New Jersey Seth
Shepard, Photographer's Mate third class, USCGR, of Wilmette, Illinois Bobby
Gene "Smitty" Smith, seaman first class, USCGR, of 700 Austin
Street, Wichita Falls, Texas Eugene
J. "Jeep" Snarski, seaman first class, USCGR, of 12883 Sparling
Street, Detroit (Hamtramck), Michigan J.
W. Spring, motor machinists mate third class, USCGR, of 2524 Loving Street,
Fort Worth, Texas Frederick
Sutton, Chief Machinist's Mate, USCG, (address lost) Gentry
W. Warden, coxswain, USCGR, of 424 Masquite Street, Ranger, Texas Michael Robert Zaley, USCG, of 825 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
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