R Michael Posted July 26, 2007 Share #1 Posted July 26, 2007 Hello all I have this nice photo grouping belonging to a sailor who served on the landing craft large 33. This vessel served in the mediterainian theater.I was fortunate enough to find the son of the Chief Boatswains Mate and he provided me with a little history his father typed up prior to his passing.I hope you enjoy this thread as much as I have enjoyed owning and researching this grouping.Mike"we proceeded to Philadelphia to pickup our new ship, the LCI(L)33. For the next few days we divided our time between practice landings in the Chesapeake Bay and just to shake the bugs out in the 33.""after our convoy put to sea, orders were opened. The first leg of our journey was Bermuda. The heavy seas tossed our LCI's around like corks in a washing machine. The nearly flat bottomed LCI's pitched and rolled from side to side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Michael Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share #2 Posted July 26, 2007 "we were all sick beyond belief. Frenchy, our cook was by far the worst.For those of us who were well enough to eat would make our way to the galley. There we would find Frenchy on the galley floor to sick to move.""On may 14 1943 we docked in Bizerete, Tunisia. We had a tough time getting into Lake Bizerete because the Germans had sunk ships in the mouth of the entrance" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Michael Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted July 28, 2007 I am going to add some more to this narration."We loaded 250 American troops of the 46th Div. at Bizerte. Our next stop was Sicily.This is where it is hardest to match photos from the group that seem to fit the narration. From the history written I know the 33 took part in the landings on Sicily, Anzio-neuteno, D-day, and the invasion of southern France.From this point on I will post some of the more interesting photos from the grouping. I do hope you all find them interesting.Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Michael Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted July 28, 2007 Here is a shot taken from the 33. I am guessing Sicily. Note the British troops mixed in with civilians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Michael Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted July 28, 2007 another nice photo from what I am guessing to be Sicily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Michael Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted July 28, 2007 these next two show higgins boats storm a beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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