LSM Division (21) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT J. A. EDWARDS Commanding Officer SAf 3ff The U.S.S. LSM 398 was built at the United States Naval Shipyard, Charleston, North Carolina. Her keel was laid 13 October 1944. The ship was launched 6 January 1945, and placed in commission on 6 August 1945. Upon completing her building trials, and shakedown cruise, she joined the fleet at the United States Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Vir- ginia. This base has become her home port. Since being placed in service, the U.S.S. LSM 398 has been an active unit of the Amphibious Forces, U. S. Atlantic Fleet taking part in numerous amphibious training operations in the following areas: Vieques, Puerto Rico; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Onslow Beach, North Carolina; and Camp Pendleton, Virginia. During the summer of 1951 this ship participated in the publicized Operation Blue Jay at Thule, Greenland. The extent of her participation is shown by the fact that she made in excess of 120 be achings and at one time transported 1277 soldiers and civilian workers. When the 398 wasn ' t involved in amphibious training, she History Of LSM 398 could be found at Bloodsworth Island, Maryland, assisting the gunfire support school. Among the liberty ports visited by the ship are St. Croix and St. Thomas, Virgin Island; New York; Philadelphia; Jacksonville, and Panama City, Florida; Baltimore; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Bermuda; Basseterre, St. Kitts; and St. Johrfs, Antigua. Lt. L. L. Walters, USNR, became the ship ' s first Command- ing Officer. Others were LTJG J. T. McBride, USNR, April 1946 to July 1946; Lt. J. W. Mercer, USN, July 1946 to November 1947; Lt. R. N. Moss, USN, November 1947 to January 1950; Lt. J. F. Roohan, Jr., USN, January 1950 to June 1951; Lt. E. C. Cortez, Jr., USNR, June 1951 to May 1952. The present Commanding Officer, Lt. J. A. Edwards, Jr., USN, assumed command of the 398 in May 1952. Other officers presently on board are: Lt. J. J. Summerill, 3rd, USNR, Woodbury, N. J.; LTJG W. F. Easterlin, USN, Amencus, Ga.; LTJG W. N. List, USNR. Chicago, 111.; ENS. P. S. Cushman, USNR, Glens Falls, N. Y.

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LSM 397 ' 9. V $ j ri.r : t. ' ,w A i rw row: Michael Thomas Defazio, Victor Lee Wilson, Wil- lard J. Deiger, LTJG H. L. Hillhouse, Clark Dennis Jones, Roy Stuart Johnson, Patrick Reagan. . . . Second row: Joseph Petrauskis, Carlyle J. Scott, Paul J. Kubiak, Jack F. Peck, Millard E. Francis, Loren R. Newman, Samuel M. Anderson, Richard J. Reardon.

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LSM 398 First row: Andrew V. Madonia, Robert Higgins, Arthur L. Clawson, Robert G. Cronin, Gerald J. Hotchkiss. . . . Second row: Beauford Clark Johnson, Charles L. Sellers, Junior Brooks Dengler, John R. Biunno, Guy Oliver Fisher, Donald Edward Moscoe, Robert Foster Sports. . . . Third row: George H. Ford, Russell William Read, Willie J. Lewis, Joseph J. Sum- merville, Robert J. Hughes, Richard H. Thiemeyer, Regis A. Houllion. ■ t ' ■or? v „ t f fl if Fm( row. ' Joseph B. Dearie, Orin L. McDonald, Edward B. Redd, ENS W. N. List, Gaines Hensley, Lawrence A. Scola, Leonard Wohl. . . . Second row: John Joseph DiTulho, Leonard Huskey, Richard B. Ozment, Gerald H. Trapp, Kevin G. Lawless, James W. Hunt, Ray P. Turhyfill, Ignatius Frank Modica.