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US LCT-1043

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More WW2 Photos from Paul Hummel
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Landing Ship Dock (LSD)

Photo of LCT 1043 inside a Landing Ship Dock (LSD) for repairs to a bent prop after the invasion.  LSDs were very large ships capable of taking smaller landing craft through a stern transom like a drydock.

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Convoy Photos

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LCT Convoy

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LCTs enroute
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A convoy of LCTs probably heading back to North Africa at the breakneck speed of 7 knots!		 hummel16.jpg (19585 bytes)

LCTs heading out

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Crew Members - LCT 1043

 

Photo on right: Peters, the cook aboard LCT 1043.
He was a good one per Skipper Hummel!

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Liberty Landing at Manila after the US returned

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Hummel with LCT Skipper Ghighiotti; Oran, North Africa, 1944
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LCT 1043 Crewmember, note the tires on the LCT alongside. No wonder civilians in the US couldn't get them! <s>		 hummel20.jpg (14874 bytes)

Skipper Hummel...in casual mode
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Hummel standing by wheelhouse with the laundry in front...

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The Aftermath

 

Picture on right:  German prisoners in Marseilles, France

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An LCM in the harbor Marseilles... a smaller work boat

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If you have anything special to add to these pages, please Email Me, or Paul Hummel with the information/photos for LCT 1043.

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