The following list depicts each landing LST 493 made in France as recorded in the official deck logs. The information includes the location, date and time of beaching and retracting, military designations of personnel and equipment, and significant occurrences.
Location Beached Retracted Personnel and Equipment Gold-King Red Sector 6/7/44 - 1431 6/7/44 - 2130 Force "G3" - Royal British Army 50th Division - 5 officers, 191 enlisted, 39 vehicles Gold-Jig Green Sector 6/12/44 - 1827 6/12/44 - 2210 Royal British Army - 7 officers, 185 enlisted Juno-Nan Green Sector 6/18/44 - 0138 6/18/44 - 0330 Royal British Army 75th Antitank Regiment- 14 officers, 118 enlisted, 65 vehicles; RASC 319th Artillery Co., 3 officers, 98 enlisted Omaha-Fox East Sector 6/23/44 - 1517 6/23/44 - 2255 U.S. Army 36th Armored Infantry- 9 officers, 146 enlisted, 50 vehicles; 67th Armored Field Artillery Battery, 1 officer, 21 enlisted, 12 vehicles; 3 R.A.F.; received 14 American casualties for transport back to England. Juno-Mike Red Sector 6/28/44 - 0634 6/30/44 - 1658 Royal British & Canadian Armies - 5 officers, 174 enlisted, 63 Vehicles; during beaching tore 5' hole along keel that flooded main engine room - ship received temporary repair to hull by British; tug pulled ship off beach and towed to Deptford, England for overhaul - completed July 25. Gold-Mulberry "A" 7/26/44 - 2144 7/28/44 - 1827 Royal British Army Dragoons- 5 officers, 213 enlisted, 54 Vehicles; received 19 U.S. Navy LST sailors for transport back to England. Utah-Tare Green Sector 8/7/44 - 0330 8/7/44 - 1156 U.S. Army - 260 personnel, 48 vehicles Utah-Tare Green Sector 8/11/44 - 0508 8/11/44 - 0940 U.S. Army Service Co. 17th Tank Battalion - 5 officers, 148 enlisted, 53 vehicles Omaha-Fox White Sector 8/15/44 - 2110 8/16/44 - 1225 U.S. Army Glider troops- 3 officers, 108 enlisted, 58 vehicles; received 5 U.S. Army officers for transport back to England. Utah-Tare Green Sector 8/21/44 - 0110 8/21/44 - 2359 U.S. Army 771st FA BN- 12 officers, 183 enlisted, 65 vehicles; U.S. Navy - 1 officer, 6 enlisted; received U.S. Army 101st Airborne - 11 officers, 87 enlisted, 64 vehicles for transport back to England. Utah-Tare Green Sector 8/25/44 - 0302 8/25/44 - 0802 U.S. Army 546th & 862nd Heavy Automotive Maint. Co. (PA) - 5 officers, 101 enlisted, 61 vehicles Utah-Tare Green Sector 8/30/44 - 2045 9/1/44 - 2022 U.S. Army HQ 631st Tank Destroyer Battalion - 18 officers, 196 enlisted, 75 vehicles; received ammunition and 5th Port Battalion, 18 officers,99 enlisted for transport to England. Omaha 9/12/44 - 2112 under research U.S. Army 359th FA Battalion & 5th Div. Artillery - 17 officers, 207 enlisted, 69 vehicles Utah-Tare Green Sector 9/16/44 - 2314 9/17/44 - 0900 U.S. Army Battery "B" 755th FA Battalion - 17 officers, 255 enlisted, 70 vehicles Under research (possible beaching on missing pages of deck log) Utah-Tare Green Sector 9/26/44 - 0431 9/26/44 - ? unable to unload due to ramp failure; thus, retracted from beach to anchor for repair Utah-Tare Green Sector 9/26/44 - 1642 9/27/44 - 1609 unable to unload due to improper position on beach - retracted to realign position Utah-Tare Green Sector 9/27/44 - 1737 9/28/44 - 0518 U.S. Army 3rd Radio Squadron & 4032 QM Truck Co. - 5 officers, 111 enlisted, 58 vehicles Omaha 10/16/44 - 2310 10/17/44 - 0920 Cargo; lost stern anchor due to very heavy weather Omaha-Area 8 10/17/44 - 1130 10/18/44 - 0928 unloaded U.S. Army cars; Ensign Files injured in amphibious maneuver- transported to Army hospital Omaha-Area 8 10/18/44 - 1210 10/18/44 - 2324 unloaded cargo; EM3c Whittles injured in fall through deck hatch Omaha-Area 8 10/19/44 - 1301 10/19/44 - 2216 unloaded cargo Omaha-Area 8 10/20/44 - 0212 10/20/44 - 1000 unloaded cargo Omaha-Area 8 10/20/44 - 1305 10/20/44 - 2145 unloaded cargo; Ensign Files transferred to LST55 for medical observation Omaha-Area 8 10/21/44 - 0140 10/21/44 - 1100 unloaded cargo Omaha-Area 8 10/21/44 - 1331 10/21/44 - 2321 unloaded cargo Omaha-Area 8 10/22/44 - 1416 10/22/44 - 2340 unloaded cargo Omaha-Area 8 10/23/44 - 0218 10/23/44 - 1154 unloaded cargo Omaha-Area 8 10/23/44 - 1526 10/24/44 - 0024 unloaded cargo Omaha-Area 8 10/26/44 - ? 10/27/44 - 0517 completed unloading of cargo; original orders to England delayed while attempting to assist damaged LCT 626- rigged towing bridle to LCT; underway to England with LCT in tow LeHavre-North Beach 11/12/44 - 0950 11/12/44 - 2009 U.S. Army GF R5 M.P.#3- 2 officers, 36 enlisted, 18 vehicles; 17 M4 Tanks;received 1 officer, 1 enlisted for transport back to England Rouen-Hard#3 11/23/44 - 0925 11/23/44 - 1436 U.S. Army 303rd Medical BN- 365 officers and enlisted, 65 vehicles Rouen 12/2/44 - 1045 12/2/44 - 1230 U.S. Army 446th AA BN- 8 officers and 181 enlisted, 54 vehicles; 9 Technical Service Team Rouen-Hard#3 12/14/44 - 0915 12/14/44 - 1245 U.S. Army Adv./Det. 11th Armored Div. & 536th Engr. L.Pon.Co.- 119 officers and enlisted, 69 vehicles Rouen-Hard#1 12/25/44 - 1108 12/25/44 - 1300 U.S. Army 785th Tank Battalion- 134 officers and enlisted, 51 vehicles Rouen-Hard#2 12/29/44 - 1751 12/30/44 - 0820 U.S. Army HQ. & HQ. Co. w/ Med. 65th Sig. BN- 165 officers and enlisted, 71 vehicles LeHavre 1/5/45 - 1209 1/5/45 - 1413 U.S. Army 398th Armored FA BN- 171 officers and enlisted, 44 vehicles LeHavre 4/9/45 - 1456 4/9/45 - 1645 U.S. Army 1275th Eng. "C" B.U.- 288 officers and enlisted, 60 vehicles Note: Additional landings in Jan.-Mar. 1945 under research
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