Re. USS LST-280 - Navsource - Tank Landing Ship LST USS LST 280 (LST 280) of the US Navy - American Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net HMS LST 280 (LST 280) of the Royal Navy - British Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net Re. USS LST-280 - Ship's Captain - Lieutenant Lyle Edward Brown... The U.S. Navy at Normandy Re. Lyle Edward Brown... dob.... 6th March 1907.... Boatswain... 1st November 1942... Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty Re. Lyle Edward Brown... Lieutenant... 15th July 1943... Register of the Commission and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States, Including Officers of the Marine Corps GOLD BEACH. Has... USS LST-280 - Serial 2924 is an LST towing a Rhino Ferry and carrying on the Rhino Ferry... 1 D7 Bulldozer from 953 Inland Water Transport Operating Company RE 1 RB19 Excavator from 51 Mechanical Equipment Section RE On the Tank Deck 2 Stuart Light Tank from 24 Lancers 11 Sherman Tank from 24 Lancers 3 3ton 4 X 4 GS from 24 Lancers 2 Motorcycle from 24 Lancers 70 men from 24 Lancers 1 Tractor Breakdown with 5 crew from 24 Lancers LAD REME 1 15cwt with 3 crew from 24 Lancers Signal Section RS 1 Scout Car with 2 crew from Headquarters 8 Armoured Brigade 1 3ton Breakdown with 10 crew from 56 Brigade LAD REME 1 Car 4 seater 4 X 4 with 4 crew from 168 Light Field Ambulance RAMC 1 3ton 4 X 4 GS with 7 crew from 168 Light Field Ambulance RAMC 1 Motorcycle from 168 Light Field Ambulance RAMC (carried on above vehicle) 1 Tractor LAA from 82/25 LAA Battery RA 3 SP 40mm AA gun from 82/25 LAA Battery RA 2 Motorcycle from 82/25 LAA Battery RA 30 men from 82/25 LAA Battery RA 3 3ton 4 X 4 GS with 9 crew from 2 Essex Regiment 1 3ton 4 X 4 GS with 8 crew from 90 Field Regiment SP RA 2 Motorcycle from 90 Field Regiment SP RA (carried on above vehicle) 1 3ton 4 X 4 Technical with 5 crew from 90 Field Regiment Signal Section RS 1 3ton Lorry Command Vehicle with 5 crew from 50 Division Signals RS 1 Carrier Mortar and trailer with 5 crew from 2 Cheshire Regiment On Main Deck 2 Jeeps from 505 Field Company RE 2 Carrier Universal from 505 Field Company RE 1 M14 Halftrack from 505 Field Company RE 52 men from 505 Field Company RE 1 Car 4 seater 4 X 4 with 3 crew from 56 Brigade Signal Section RS 1 15cwt FFW from Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1 15cwt Water from Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1 M14 Halftrack from Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 2 3ton 4 X 4 GS from Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1 Motorcycle from Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 16 men from Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1 3ton 4 X 4 GS with 5 crew from Headquarters 231 Brigade LAD REME 3 3ton 4 X 4 GS with 6 crew from 1 Hampshire Regiment 1 Motorcycle from 1 Hampshire Regiment (carried on above vehicles) 1 3ton 4 X 4 Winch with 4 crew from 295 Field Company RE 1 15cwt Water with 2 crew from 295 Field Company RE 17 men from 295 Field Company RE 1 3ton 4 X 4 GS with 4 crew from 22 Field Hygiene Section RAMC 1 15cwt GS with 2 crew from 22 Field Hygiene Section RAMC 12 men from 22 Field Hygiene Section RAMC 1 15cwt GS with 2 crew from 2 Essex Regiment 2 Jeeps with 4 crew from 2 Essex Regiment 2 Jeep Ambulance with 4 crew from 200 Field Ambulance RAMC 12 Men from 200 Field Ambulance RAMC 2 15cwt with 4 crew from 2 Cheshire Regiment 1 Motorcycle from 2 Cheshire Regiment (carried on above vehicles) 2 crew for D7 Bulldozer from 953 Inland Water Transport Operating Company RE 13 men from 953 Inland Water Transport Operating Company RE 1 crew for RB19 Excavator from 51 Mechanical Equipment Section RE 16 men from 961 Inland Water Transport Operating Company RE 15 men from 243 Pioneer Company 2 men with a balloon and handwinch from 55 RAF Balloon Unit
Another discharge at GOLD Beach. Can someone verify the unit I.D. for the Sherman and load serial number for LST-21. 26-G-2370 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 USS LST-21 - Wikipedia Tank Landing Ship LST-21
The Sherman was in HQ of the 8th Armoured. Hence the 993. (Whilst the trucks there beside and behind it are, I think, said to have been part of the SRY) Re. The load serial number for LST-21 - there may be tables that match LST numbers to load serial numbers? I find even if I am familiar with them previously I have to check and recheck to be sure as it's incredibly easy to get things mixed up. Another part of the vast complexity and how baffling everything is / can become to figure out without such references. Ref : GOLD Area LTIN-Hull Number matches for US LST Has - for instance - "2917 - US LST 21 - towing Rhinos"
That's the LTIN (Landing Table Index Number) which links the 'load' to the LST. Note: planners worked on the basis of 'loads' - tanks, other vehicles, people, etc, etc - that could be carried by the various types of craft available and then allocated each 'load' to a specific craft when it was known what craft were available. Makes a lot of sense if you think about it.
