WWII Navy/ NAVAL SAILOR COLLECTION-G Stead-USS LCI 406

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This is an outstanding WWII SAILOR Navy/Naval Collection of 54 letters, photos, Sailor Cap, Army Button, Valentine Card to Mom and other personal paperwork from Gerry H. Stead aboard the LCI 406 'G' (GUNBOAT) SHIP in World War II in the Southern Pacific area. It details his WWII Naval career from 1943 (seamans school,basic traiing,etc) to 1946 (when he was discharged). The letters are anyw from 1-6 pages each and are loaded with personal info, life aboard ship, meals, buddies, detailed initiation process for "pollywogs" by veteran sailors aboard ship, islands visited and MUCH more--> INCLUDING PEARL HARBOR Visit, Blowing up a GERMAN SUBMARINE, HAND-DRAWN WWII PICTURES by Gerry, food, visiting various Islands and additional BATTLE and other letter notations. T are 46 Letters with Envelopes including, United States Navy letterhead, Vmail and Naval Censor Passed letters and 8 Letters without Covers. The photos include pictures of Gerry as a boy and even him in a GOAT CART dated 1928! Various letter notations include: ' At Sea....report of a sub in the area. A sub chaser went after it and started dropping depth charges...We all ran to battle stations and waited while Capt Brown our skipper ran our ship after it. Finally the report came that it was sunk'. ..."we were in Pearl Harbor..as you have guessed, can't say much about it for now. ..", "..have orders to fire at anything that moves... japanese have not heard of surrender.. out longer than any other G Boat in the Pacific.." We left the BATTLE ZONE las December to go back to hawaii for repairs..middle of March we received orders to get ready for OKINAWA CAMPAIGN..." "ended up in Guam... japs fired on us first night on patrol a five incher Lightning 50 yards off our port bow. Between the shore battery and the jap barges we had a nerve-wracking night. It was worse than the entire week of patrol duty during the LEYTE INVASION." more battle info. ..." friend will be transferred ot the infantry for the occupation of Japan..." "...we were in INVASION of Peliku and Anguar in the Palaw Islands...the Bombardment was something to see... veterans of 4 and 5 camapigns said it was as complete a coverage as can be..we have a JAP PT BOAT to our credit (provides details on the sinking) ..might get citation for it..." and Much,much more! Letters are very legible and neat and the average letter is 2-3 pages long!!!!! I include a photo of the actual ship in the gallery pictures, but I DO NOT have the photo of the ship itself. Addl Info on the LCI G and Operations in the Pacific Theatre of War: During World War II LCI(G)-406 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the: Western Caroline Islands operation (as LCI(G)-406 ); Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, 6 October to 14 November 1944 Decommissioned, date unknown Struck from the Naval Register, 1946 Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 24 March 1947 Final Disposition, fate unknown LCI(G)-406 received one battle star for World War II service Specifications : Displacement 246 t.(light), 264 t. (landing), 419 t.(loaded) Length 158' 5½" Beam 23' 3" Draft Light 3' 1½" mean, Landing, 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft, Loaded, 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" aft Speed 16 kts (max.), 14 kts maximum continuous LCI(L) Complement 4 Officers, 24 Enlisted LCI(G) Complement 5 Officers, 65 Enlisted LCI(L) Troop Capacity 6 Officers, 182 Enlisted LCI(L) Cargo Capacity 75 tons Armor 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house Endurance 4,000 miles at 12 kts, loaded, 500 miles at 15 kts; and 110 tons of fuel LCI(L) Armament five single 20mm guns, one bow mounted, one each port and starboard forward of wheelhouse, one each port and starboard aft of wheelhouse, on some LCIs two .50 cal machine guns were added LCI(G) Armament two 40mm guns, four 20mm guns, six .50cal machine guns, ten MK7 rocket launchers Fuel Capacity 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal. Propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels... read more

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