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USS Lowndes

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arriving there in the morning hours of D Day. The transport waited in the retirement area until 12 April when under constant enemy air raids she debarked troops and unloaded cargo for the vigorous campaign ashore. Returning
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stood by as her beach party went ashore to attend and evacuate casualties to salvage boats, and to clear the beaches for
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The transport made another cruise to the western Pacific (August October) carrying troops and cargo to the
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3 March to prepare for the final leg on the island hopping campaign which was pushing
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and Japan for occupation duty. Loaded with homeward bound veterans
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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performed training exercises there and in the Southwest
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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The transport returned to 1568:Lowndes County, Mississippi 85:Lowndes County, Mississippi 1594: 351:back to her home islands. 1522: 1496: 380:San Francisco, California 327:before continuing toward 156: 38: 29: 524:-class attack transports 386:Decommissioning and fate 1563:Lowndes County, Georgia 1558:Lowndes County, Alabama 217:5 in (130 mm) 165:12,450 tons (full load) 157:General characteristics 80:Lowndes County, Georgia 75:Lowndes County, Alabama 298:San Pedro, California 276:was launched under a 18:USS Lowndes (APA-154) 261:in service with the 374:until she departed 359:invasion of Okinawa 278:Maritime Commission 646:Marvin H. McIntyre 540:United States Navy 402:6 October for the 263:United States Navy 1535: 1534: 1503:Frederick Funston 1459: 1458: 1396:APA-181 — APA-186 485:(APA-154) website 412:Norfolk, Virginia 406:. 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USS Lowndes (APA-154)

Lowndes County, Alabama
Lowndes County, Georgia
Lowndes County, Mississippi
5 in (130 mm)
gun mount
40 mm
20 mm
Haskell-class
attack transport
United States Navy
Maritime Commission
Portland, Oregon
San Pedro, California
Hawaiian Islands
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Iwo Jima
NCB
landing craft
Saipan
Japan
invasion of Okinawa
Saipan
Pacific Ocean
Guam
San Francisco, California

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