Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]NARA, Special Lists 43-44 (RG 64, NAID 178406296, digitized) - Special List 44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947', records deck-log coverage for this hull under the composite heading 'LCI(L)(G)(M) 1023, 5/25/1944 - 6/30/1945' (batch PRIMARY index) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 vessel listing 'LCI(L)(G)(M) 1023' per batch PRIMARY index; underlying series 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' (RG 24)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds deck logs for this hull under the composite designation heading covering 25 May 1944 - 30 June 1945: the dated operational record documenting the hull's logged interval from commissioning day through mid-1945, under all three designations.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-05-25 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- ship's company over the coverage window (4-5 officers / 24-65 enlisted depending on designation era)
- Limitations
- Finding-aid coverage statement only: log-coverage endpoints are NOT asserted as commissioning/decommissioning dates - coverage simply documents the logged interval (the 25 May 1944 start happens to match the commissioning date). The logbooks were not located as individually cataloged/digitized file units in the NARA Catalog this session; retrieval is via Archives II reference. No asbestos or material content expected from deck logs.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-01
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[2]NARA, 'LCI(L) 1023 - Muster Rolls' (NAID 120339721, 39 digitized images), RG 24 Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, series 'Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities' (digitized under the NARA/Ancestry partnership) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Catalog file unit NAID 120339721; displayed roll dates 1944-05-25 through 1944-12-31
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's muster rolls are digitized at NARA: 39 images, rolls dated 25 May 1944 (commissioning day) through 31 December 1944, in the unrestricted RG 24 muster-roll series. These are the hull's ship-specific personnel record - the population source for any exposure-relevant crew verification.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944 (displayed roll coverage)
- Population
- Ship's company by name/rating, May-December 1944 (LCI(L) complement ~4 officers/24 enlisted)
- Limitations
- Archival/personnel record only: documents who served aboard, not conditions aboard - no asbestos, material, or maintenance content. Roll dates displayed run May-December 1944, the LCI(L) designation window; whether a separate 'LCI(M) 1023' or later-era muster file unit exists was not resolved this session (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-02
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[3]NARA, RG 38 Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' (NAID 4697018): five ship-level reports for this hull, all unrestricted and digitized - 'LCI(G)-1023 - Rep of ops in support of the invasion of Iwo Jima, Bonin Is, 2/19-26/45' (NAID 139963370, Roll A1515, 9 images); 'LCI(G)-1023 - Rep of opers in the invasion of Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 4/1-10/45' (NAID 83519135, Roll A1729, 8 images); 'LCI(G)-1023 - From rep of AA act in the Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Is, 4/18/45' (NAID 140002732, Roll A1605, 3 images); 'LCI(M)-1023 - Rep of ops in the Okinawa Gunto, Ryukyu Is, 4/11-30/45' (NAID 140002736, Roll A1605, 2 images); 'LCI(M)-1023 - Rep of opers in the occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, Ryukyu Islands, 5/1-31/45' (NAID 101759207, Roll A1770, 9 images) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Catalog NAIDs 139963370, 83519135, 140002732, 140002736, 101759207 (RG 38, series NAID 4697018, unrestricted, digitized via Fold3)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Five digitized ship-level operational reports document this hull's own combat service: Iwo Jima support operations 19-26 February 1945 (as LCI(G)-1023), the Okinawa Gunto invasion 1-10 April 1945 (as LCI(G)-1023), an antiaircraft-action report at Kerama Retto on 18 April 1945, Okinawa operations 11-30 April 1945 (as LCI(M)-1023), and Okinawa occupation operations May 1945 (as LCI(M)-1023). These corroborate the two-battle-star Asiatic-Pacific campaign record for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-02-19 to 1945-05-31 (reported periods)
- Population
- Ship's company - LCI(G) ~5 officers/65 enlisted and LCI(M) ~4/49 per designation-era complement
- Limitations
- Operational narratives of gunfire-support/mortar missions and an AA action - they document combat operations, not shipboard materials or maintenance. No asbestos, insulation, or material content. Contents not abstracted page-by-page this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-03
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[4]NARA file unit 'LCI-1023' (NAID 175662931), RG 19 Records of the Bureau of Ships, series 'Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings' (NAID 559593, Preliminary Design Branch, 1945-1955), unrestricted, National Archives at College Park - Cartographic [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Catalog NAID 175662931 (RG 19 > series NAID 559593 'Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings')
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds Bureau of Ships engineering drawings for this hull as 'LCI-1023' in the microfilmed ship-engineering-drawings series - a hull-specific technical record that could include structural, machinery, and insulation arrangement sheets.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-1955 (parent series span)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: file-unit title and hierarchy verified in the catalog; the drawing sheets were not retrieved or reviewed, so their content (including whether any insulation or material schedule appears) is unknown. RG 19 microfilm series covering 1945-1955 - drawings may postdate construction. No asbestos statement at the file-unit level.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-04
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[5]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LCI(M)-1023 page - compiled chronology, designations, campaigns, specifications; history credited to 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry" Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/15/151023.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Compiled chronology for this hull: LCI-351 class; laid down 8 March 1944 at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR; launched 24 April 1944; commissioned USS LCI(L)-1023, 25 May 1944, LT. H. K. Meister in command; reclassified LCI(G)-1023, 31 December 1944; reclassified LCI(M)-1023, 30 April 1945; Asiatic-Pacific Theater - LCI Flotilla Twenty-One (CDR L. B. Balliere USNR), LCI Group Sixty-One (LCDR W. T. Dom USNR), LCI Division One Hundred Twenty-Two; campaigns: Iwo Jima operation 19-26 Feb 1945 and Okinawa Gunto operation 26 Mar - 14 Jun 1945, two battle stars; Far East occupation duty 18 Nov 1945 - 10 Apr 1946 (Navy Occupation Medal, Asia clasp); decommissioned and struck 'date unknown'/1946; sold 20 November 1946; final disposition unknown. Photographs document the hull arriving at Saipan (photo by a sister LCI(M)-1012 officer) and nested with LCI(R)-764, LCI(M)-757, and LCI(L)-676.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1944); ship's company 1944-1946; embarked troops as LCI(L) (6 officers/182 enlisted capacity)
- Limitations
- Volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates corroborated by uboat.net and the Colton Albina table, commissioning matches NARA roll/log-coverage start, and the flotilla/group/division line matches the official 1 May 1945 fleet organization; but its CO line ('LT. H. K. Meister in command (May 1945)') conflicts with the official org document naming Lt. (jg) M. L. Esposito on 1 May 1945 - unresolved in gaps. 'Sold 20 November 1946' conflicts slightly with sisters' Maritime Commission transfers - final fate undocumented. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-05
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[6]shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton), Albina Engine & Machine Works build table, yard hull 173 = 'LCI(L) 1023, U.S. Navy, Landing Craft, 246 t, 159 ft, 25-May-44, Sold 1946'; corroborated by uboat.net Allied Warships ship/22088 [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com Albina table, yard hull 173 row; uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/22088.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent corroboration of build data: Albina yard hull no. 173 = LCI(L) 1023, 25 May 1944 (the yard table's date column matches the commissioning date), 'Sold 1946'. uboat.net separately lists: LCI 351 class, built Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland; laid down 8 Mar 1944; launched 24 Apr 1944; commissioned 25 May 1944; reclassified LCI(G) 31 Dec 1944 and LCI(M) 30 Apr 1945; sold 20 Nov 1946. The Albina table rows run hulls 163-183 = LCI(L) 1013-1033 (1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations consistent with each other and with NavSource; the table's single 'date' column is the commission/delivery date, and 'Sold 1946' matches NavSource's 20 Nov 1946 sale. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-06
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[7]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (HyperWar Foundation transcription of the official Navy Department document; live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-09-29) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- HyperWar USN/OOB/PacFleet/Org-450501, 'Landing Craft Flotillas' section: LCI Flotilla Twenty-One > LCI Group 61 > LCI Division 122 (M) > 'LCI 1023 - Lt. (jg) M. L. Esposito'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists LCI 1023 under LCI FLOTILLA TWENTY-ONE (Commander LCI Flotilla Twenty-One, Capt. E. C. Rook (D) / Comdr. L. M. Bailliere USNR (R)), LCI GROUP 61 (ComLCIGrp 61, Lt. Cdr. W. T. Dom USNR), LCI DIVISION 122 (M) - a mortar division - with commanding officer Lt. (jg) M. L. Esposito. This confirms NavSource's flotilla/group/division assignment at official-document level (the division's (M) marker matches the hull's 30 April 1945 mortar redesignation); the CO of record on 1 May 1945 differs from NavSource's commissioning CO.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Crew under Lt. (jg) M. L. Esposito, spring 1945
- Limitations
- A single-date official snapshot via transcription (HyperWar; the live NHHC page 404s - standing link rot). Confirms unit assignment and the mortar-division role, not presence at any specific landing event; ship-level reports (ev-03) document the operations themselves. CO discrepancy (Esposito vs Meister) is logged unresolved, not adjudicated. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-07
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[8]'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - Landing Ships and Craft' (HyperWar Foundation transcription of the NHHC ships-by-type listing) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html - LCI(G) table row 'LCI(G)-1023'; LCI(M) table row 'LCI(M)-1023'; LCI(M) specification block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC-derived listing carries 'LCI(G)-1023' in commission 1944-45 with the note 'Converted to Landing Craft, Infantry (Mortar) - LCI(M)', and 'LCI(M)-1023' in commission 1945 - independently corroborating this hull's LCI(L) -> LCI(G) -> LCI(M) designation sequence. The page's LCI(M) class table gives: 385 t full load, 160'4" x 23'3", 15.5 kt, armament 1 x 40mm + 3 x 4.2-inch chemical mortars + 4 x 20mm, complement 4 officers/49 enlisted, 8 GM diesels on twin screws.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- class-level crews (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (HyperWar Foundation) of the Navy's official ships-by-type listing - corroborative of designations and class specs, not itself a primary record. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-08
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[9]National Register of Historic Places nomination, USS LCI-713 (Landing Craft Infantry), NRIS 07000300, listed 2007-04-12; plus HAER OR-180 'LCI(L)-713' (Historic American Engineering Record, NPS, 2012; Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division) [nps]
- Locator
- NRHP nomination NRIS 07000300 (npgallery.nps.gov); HAER No. OR-180 written data (tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/or/or0600/or0606/data/or0606data.pdf)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NRHP nomination and HAER documentation for sister hull USS LCI(L)-713 record the LCI(L)-351-class design as built: welded 1/4-inch steel plate for rapid assembly-line production; 158'5.5" x 23'3", ~419 t loaded; lower deck with troop compartments and crew berthing; engine room holding eight GM 6-71 diesels in two banks of four driving twin shafts with variable-pitch propellers; deckhouse with staterooms, radio room, mess, wardroom, galley; approximately 1,051 LCIs built across ten small wartime yards - the same design group as this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-2012
- Population
- class construction and operating crews (context)
- Limitations
- Documents the class and a sister hull, not LCI(L)-1023 specifically; both sources are asbestos-silent - they describe construction and layout without any materials/hazmat schedule and cannot support 'documented aboard this hull' wording.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-09
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[10]The National WWII Museum, Digital Collections oral history - 'Davis, Charles' (Charles Davis, gunner's mate; interview segment 'Okinawa' and 'Home and Iwo Jima') [museum_official]
- Locator
- ww2online.org/view/charles-davis/okinawa - annotation text, 'Okinawa' and 'Home and Iwo Jima' segments
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A museum-official oral history records a named crewman aboard this hull at both campaigns: Charles Davis, a USS Helena (CL-50) survivor, joined USS LCI-1023 at Pearl Harbor in a 12-LCI flotilla - his ship 'retrofitted with mortars and guns for assault' - participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima where he saw the flag raising, and went on to Okinawa during the kamikaze attacks.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (service window aboard this hull)
- Population
- Named crew member (Charles Davis, gunner's mate) - corroborates the enlisted population aboard
- Limitations
- Population/oral-history record only: documents that a named enlisted man served aboard this hull at Iwo Jima and Okinawa; corroborates the combat record. The transcript's one asbestos reference ('asbestos gloves' for handling hot shell cases) describes his earlier service aboard USS Helena (CL-50), a different vessel - it does NOT document asbestos aboard LCI-1023. No exposure, material, or medical content about this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-10
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[11]Albina Engine & Machine v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 627 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 2010) (No. 09-70592, BRB No. 08-0403; published opinion, Tashima, J.) [court_record]
- Locator
- 627 F.3d 1293, 44 BRBS 89(CRT); CourtListener opinion 180868
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published Ninth Circuit decision documenting asbestos exposure at this hull's builder yard: decedent James R. McAllister worked as a shipyard carpenter in Portland in 1956 for Willamette Iron & Steel and then Albina Engine & Machine, moved to a Lockheed predecessor in Seattle in 1957, left maritime employment 1960, and died of mesothelioma in 2002. All parties stipulated that death was caused by asbestos exposure in shipyard employment. At trial, ALJ Berlin found the exposure evidence strongest at Albina/WISCO and assigned LHWCA death-benefit liability to Albina; the Benefits Review Board affirmed. The Ninth Circuit GRANTED Albina's petition and reassigned liability to Lockheed - an appellate reversal on last-employer-rule/burden-of-proof allocation grounds that leaves the trial-level exposure record undisturbed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1956-1957 (exposure window litigated); 2004-2010 (proceedings)
- Population
- Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard trades, esp. carpenters (mid-1950s documented window)
- Limitations
- Yard-level record, not a hull record: the decedent's Albina employment (1956) postdates this hull's construction by ~12 years, involves carpenter work, not work aboard LCI(L)-1023, and the case establishes compensation liability allocation, not any fact about this vessel. Exposure facts were stipulated and tried at ALJ level; the appellate disposition changed which employer pays, not whether Portland shipyard asbestos exposure occurred. Classified at litigation (trial-findings-reviewed) stage per batch discipline - no pleading-stage inflation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-11
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[12]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (March-May 1944) and service era (1944-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403 - standing limitation since batch-01); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-12
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[13]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block and HyperWar/NHHC-derived class tables (diesel plant, no steam); NPS NRHP 07000300 and HAER OR-180 class design record (welded-steel diesel craft, 8 x GM 6-71); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use era; Albina yard litigation record (ev-11) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block; HyperWar ships-lc class tables; NRHP 07000300 / HAER OR-180; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A welded-steel diesel amphibious landing craft built March-May 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a craft of this type were diesel engine and exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets, valve and flange packing, electrical insulation, deck coverings, and accommodation insulation in the confined hull and deckhouse. As a diesel craft she carried no boilers or steam mains - the steam-lagging pathway dominant on larger vessels does not apply, narrowing the candidate asbestos-bearing systems to engine-room and interior applications.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1944); crew 1944-46; conversion-yard trades (location undocumented); any post-1946 buyers/scrapping workforce
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or abatement record located for this hull, and the class's own NRHP/HAER documentation is asbestos-silent. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity, no fiber type, no manufacturer attribution for this hull. The diesel-only plant bounds the pathway: materially smaller asbestos footprint than steam-powered vessels, though confined-hull crowding works the other way.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-13
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[14]Batch-4920 search ledger (this record): NARA Catalog (muster rolls NAID 120339721, BuShips drawings NAID 175662931, five RG 38 ship-level reports), NavSource, uboat.net, shipbuildinghistory Albina table, NHHC 1 May 1945 fleet organization (HyperWar transcription), HyperWar ships-lc, National WWII Museum oral history, MARAD Vessel History DB, CourtListener fleet-paced helper (opinion + docket indexes both searched to completion - zero hits), secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-01 through -16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, material schedule, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming this hull was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener returned zero results for all four designation strings - '"LCI(L)-1023" OR "LCI(G)-1023" OR "LCI(M)-1023" OR "LCI-1023"' - in BOTH the opinion index (type=o) and RECAP docket index (type=r) on 2026-09-29, plus zero for a supplementary '"LCI 1023" asbestos' opinion query. No DANFS entry exists (all URL patterns 404); NVR has no entry (pre-1987 disposal); MARAD's database returns only LST-1023, a different hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - for a numbered 158-ft landing craft stricken and sold in 1946, ship-specific hazmat documentation is inherently unlikely to exist. Opinion/docket indexes cover reported decisions and RECAP filings; unreported trial filings naming the hull could exist outside them. The BuShips engineering drawings (NAID 175662931), deck logs, conversion-yard work packages, and post-sale records are undigitized/unreviewed leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-1023-lcil1023-14