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.
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
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
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.
