USN Landing Craft Infantry Large (LCI-L) Description & Employment in WW2 1944- HD

[@stevenkarnisky411]

My late dad was exec on LCI #94 during the Okinawa campaign. His flotilla was USCG manned. They were used as all purpose vessels during the battle: delivering mail to capital ships, protecting the destroyers with smoke screens during kamikaze attacks, etc. 94 and her group were being saved to land troops on the Japanese mainland, had the invasion taken place.

[@ex-iu6ci]

My father was Chief Motor Machinist Mate on one of the gunboat versions of the LCI, known as an LCI(g), in the Pacific.

[@aegontargaryen9322]

These craft were more complicated and did a lot more than I used to think . It looks like they had lots of duties . It must have been nerve racking serving aboard one of these things in the Pacific, your dad was a hero among many heroes bud

[@sunday1602]

Love your videos My favourite content to watch while eating

[@jb6027]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@luckyguy600]

Excellent. I do so love those ships that actually did stuff to change the attack into success on the landing beach. Teamwork & skill.

[@EDKguy]

My Father in Law was a radioman on an LCI. He was good at tapping out code.

[@aegontargaryen9322]

Very interesting documentary. I never knew these craft had all this equipment on them . I thought they were just filled up prior to landing (from larger ships) . I know better now , thanks for posting

[@ZenosWarbirds]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@well-blazeredman6187]

And, unusually for a landing-craft, a bit of a looker.

[@AlexT74]

Some of these guys look like Dark Helmet...

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

They were talkers. The humongous helmets were like that to accommodate earphones while still protecting the head. Their job was communication via intercom. There should be a microphone resting on the chest.