My Father served on LCS(L)(3) 83 mainly at Okinawa.

The LCS was a real “Jack-of-all-Trades” ship

My dad served on the 18

You forgot the 124.

My grandfather was the skipper of the USS LCS 82

Интересно. Спасибо за фильм.

What a machine! I mean boat. They did a really good job with those gun boats.

Thanks for sharing this. Had no idea there was footage. My grandfather was a Gunnery Officer on the Braine. He earned a Bronze Star that day. The citation: “When his ship was hit by two bomb-laden suicide planes causing serious damage to the main battery director, Lieutenant Cafferata dispatched a messenger ordering all mounts to shift control, organized a fire-fighting party, directed the dispersal of injured and unnecessary personnel from amidships and contributed materially to the extinguishment of the fire and to the saving of his ship…”

My Grandfather was a gun captain on a 20 mm. On the Lcs 50

Grampa was on the 14. Been looking into it. And what they did. He told dad he went up on deck once during battle. And saw a kamikaze headed towards another close by ship. And he decided the engine room where he worked might be safer right then. Was on the u s.s. America cv-66 during my 1 cruise. I was a aviation electronics tech so I spent more time on shore.

At 15:37 time mark, is that the USS North Carolina or USS Washington class battleships??

Were any LCL's used in the Normandy landings? - I always got the impression there was no maritime close artillery support available on those beaches

Fantastic video!!! 🇺🇲👍

My Uncle was on LCS (L) 101 "Lucky Lady" picket station 9 Okinawa.

This was very good, thank you. I read Mighty Midgets a number of years ago and will have to find it and read it again. Tomorrow happens to be 76 years since the invasion of Okinawa. THANK ALL THESE BRAVE MEN FOR THEIR SERVICE. God bless you and all your shipmates.

Interesting video, my dad lost his arm in the attack on #52 at Okinawa.

Thank you so very, very much for assembling this very informative video on the Mighty Midgets! I salute you for your expertise and devotion!

I used this information for war thunder, so far, it’s worked (In War Thunder btw)

Thank you so much for posting. My grandfather served on 61. He never talked about the combat, only funny stories about Admiral Halsey coming aboard in Tokyo harbor. This video, and the other you posted, remind me of him. I miss that generation...

Thank you for posting this. My grandfather served on 61 at Okinawa.

Ah, the P500

I visited the 102 at Mare Island last summer. Great experience.

My dad served on the 75 - the Fightin' Sixbits.

Thank you for this great footage. Please visit the LCS (L) 102 in Vallejo, CA. It has been restored to it's original configuration and is now a museum ship.

my grandfather was a plankowner on the 130

thank you for this...my dad served on the 125 and the 07?? he never talked about the war til he was in his 60s...then it was just short statements..like...the smell of body's rotting 3 deep under the plank i will never forget,nor did i go ashore again...he loved the Filipinos,said they were tough as nails.also...there is NOTHING like when all guns turn and fire for all they were worth.....he said..theirs nothing good to say when picking up a flyboy out of the drink,when his own shot him down in the tail....he got knocked to the deck by the navy boxing champ...a few fast words,my dad swung for the champ but a bunk chain stopped his arm that was all he remembered.....he served his country and his family ...thank you dad,

thank you for this...my dad served on the 125 and the 07?? he never talked about the war til he was in his 60s...then it was just short statements..like...the smell of body's rotting 3 deep under the plank i will never forget,nor did i go ashore again...he loved the Filipinos,said they were tough as nails.also...there is NOTHING like when all guns turn and fire for all they were worth.....he said..theirs nothing good to say when picking up a flyboy out of the drink,when his own shot him down in the tail....he got knocked to the deck by the navy boxing champ...a few fast words,my dad swung for the champ but a bunk chain stopped his arm that was all he remembered.....he served his country and his family ...thank you dad,

Dan who was the camera man that filmed the USS Brain?

My dad was on the USS Brain 630 that day 5/27/45, it is sad non of the men on board the Brain were recognized for there service that day. Here is my dads story a few years ago before he passed away. www.inyoregister.com/content/world-war-ii-vet-recalls-battle-sea

Thanks for putting this video together. You noted Dr. William Mason in the honor roll. He is alive and well. He and his wife live in CA. LCS (L) 102 is restored and anchored in Vallejo. Please stop by and visit this sister ship of the LCS (L) 86.

Thank You, my grandfather served on a LCS L. He never talked about WWII. Thanks again for putting this videos on KZbin. 🇺🇸🦅

My father served on the 81, I well remember his stories of the Okinawa campaign. The video is great however i could do without the Victory at Sea music.

On a lighter side...my father told me a story about the ship's LCS(L)#8 cook. They affectionately called him Sloppy Ezzy. His last name was Ezakowski (I apologize to the family if I have spelled it wrong. Ezzy made hooch on board and used anything that was leftover from cooking for the brew. The captain could never figure out how he was doing it or where he was doing it. It was kept a secret. Potatoes were very sought after as they made the best hooch.

My father served on the LCS(L) #8 of which I have the ship's log. It is quite interesting to read about the non-stop dangers that those sailors endured. They were and are very brave and courageous men! The crew painted a large 8 ball on the front of the conning tower. I have photos showing this and my dad and his buddies standing in front of it. My dad told me a few stories of life on the ship. One was when they were out for target practice. The target was towed by another ship. Dad was a pretty good shot with just about any firearm. I don't remember which gun he was on for target practice, but he told me that shooting at the target was too easy so he would aim for the tow cable - of which he cut in two until they stopped towing the target (it took to long to make the repairs). The other story he told me was that Tokyo Rose would talk about the #8 on her radio broadcasts. The #8 shot down a pile of enemy aircraft. She would announce that 'We are coming for you #8". The #8 did picket duty and fought in close to shore.

And I want to give a huge thank you to Dan Blumberg for publishing this extremely valuable video of the Mighty Midgets! This is the only video that I am aware of that fully describes what they were all about.

My father served on the LCS(L) #8 of which I have the ship's log. It is quite interesting to read about the non-stop dangers that those sailors endured. They were and are very brave and courageous men! The crew painted a large 8 ball on the front of the conning tower. I have photos showing this and my dad and his buddies standing in front of it. My dad told me a few stories of life on the ship. One was when they were out for target practice. The target was towed by another ship. Dad was a pretty good shot with just about any firearm. I don't remember which gun he was on for target practice, but he told me that shooting at the target was too easy so he would aim for the tow cable - of which he cut in two until they stopped towing the target (it took to long to make the repairs). The other story he told me was that Tokyo Rose would talk about the #8 on her radio broadcasts. The #8 shot down a pile of enemy aircraft. She would announce that 'We are coming for you #8". The #8 did picket duty and fought in close to shore.

Dear Mr Dan Blumberg,i am Gianni,if you remember same days ago i have answered on respect of your "historical small film(lcsl3).If you want i have same photografies maked during my military period,but i don't have the possibilty to send you because i don't have your address or Whatsapp.I want to send you this photografies because you could have the possibilty to see the differences from 1943/4/5 to 1970.All the ships have arrived ,in Italy,on 15/12/1951 at Brindisi.(Molosso,Mastino,Alano,Spinone,Segugio,Bracco).All the best.

My father was a plank owner on the LCS(L)(3)-24... She picked up 42 survivors of the USS Bush at Okinawa on 6 April 45 and was hit by a kamikaze while protecting the USS Sterrett on 9 April 45...

Very nice film.Imake militar on Italian navy from 1969 to 1970.i was a crew member ,as sergent bosum,on ex lcssl 3 called 63 and renamed MOLOSSO based on Venice.It was a wery good period of my miltar life.i Confirm that the ship was a very very nice ship, small ship but again very nice ship.

Thanks for the kind comments. 👍🇺🇸👍

Thank you for posting these LCS(L)(3) videos. I think that it's great that your helping to save the films for future generations (including me, I'm a tail end "baby boomer"). I have a lot of respect for the Alligator Navy and I wonder if the island hopping campaign would have gone better if the LCS ships were developed earlier in the war, since I've seemed to only hear their mention in 44-45? Any more uploads that you may post would be very much appreciated. -Mike

Thank you for posting this... my copy is terrible condition. My grandfather was on the 35.