Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 410-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LCI(L)-352 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_Landing_Craft_Infantry
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lci-l-352-lcil352-pkt-410-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive: USS LCI(M)-352 (ex-LCI(G)-352, ex-LCI(L)-352) - page 150352, crediting 'USS LCI "Landing Craft Infantry", Vol. II' (Turner Publishing, 1995) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 150352 header block, unit-assignment sentence, campaign table, and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Hull record for LCI(L)-352: laid down 5 March 1943 at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA; launched 10 April 1943; commissioned USS LCI(L)-352 on 18 May 1943 (LT P. B. Sadtler USNR in command as of May 1945); redesignated LCI(G)-352 (gunboat) 31 December 1944; redesignated LCI(M)-352 (mortar) 30 April 1945. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in LCI Flotilla Fourteen (CAPT T. W. Rimer), LCI Group Forty-Two (LCDR A. H. Conners USNR), LCI Division Eighty-Four. Credited with Iwo Jima operation (assault and occupation, 19-26 February 1945) and Okinawa Gunto operation (26 March-14 June 1945); two battle stars. Decommissioned date unknown; struck from the Naval Register date unknown; transferred to the State Department 13 February 1948 for disposal; fate unknown. Specifications block: diesel propulsion (8x General Motors 6-71-series diesels, 4 per shaft, GM reduction gears, twin variable-pitch propellers, 2,320 shp; two diesel-driven 30 kW 120 V DC generators); LCI(L) complement 4 officers/24 enlisted, LCI(G) 5/65, LCI(M) 4/49; LCI(M) armament one 40mm, four 20mm, three 4.2-inch chemical mortars in well-deck sand boxes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- George Lawley & Sons construction trades (Neponset, 1943); wartime crew (28 aboard as LCI(L); up to 49-70 as converted gunboat/mortar craft); embarked troops (up to 182 enlisted, LCI(L) configuration)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation crediting the Turner Publishing LCI history, not an official Navy record. The assignment sentence on this page carries a template slip reading 'LCI(L)-351' - read as referring to this hull's page subject (352). Does not document the period to which the Flotilla 14/Group 42/Division 84 assignment applied (the NHHC 1 May 1945 organization table shows Flotilla 23/Group 67/Division 133 (M) instead - see ev-02). Contains no asbestos or materials information. Live URL verified 200 on 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (archived capture 2025-12-08; live page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Section 'LANDING CRAFT FLOTILLAS, PACIFIC FLEET' - LCI Flotilla Twenty-Three - LCI Group 67 - LCI Division 133 (M), hull row 'LCI 352'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official NHHC order-of-battle table as of 1 May 1945 names this hull: under LANDING CRAFT FLOTILLAS, PACIFIC FLEET - LCI Flotilla Twenty-Three, LCI Group 67 (ComLCIGrp 67 Lt. Cdr. A. H. Conners USNR), LCI Division 133 (M), the row 'LCI 352' is commanded by Lt. R. B. Sadtler (USNR); division marked '(M)' consistent with the mortar conversion completed 30 April 1945. Sister hulls in Division 133: LCI 351, 353, 354, 355, 356.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LCI(M)-352 crew (design 4 officers + 49 enlisted)
- Limitations
- A one-day snapshot dated 1 May 1945; organization shown is the mortar-type assignment and does not document the earlier LCI(G)/LCI(L) units claimed by NavSource (Flotilla 14/Group 42/Division 84 (G)) - the two are consistent with a flotilla reorganization tied to the April 1945 mortar conversion but the NavSource assignment's period is undocumented. CO listed as Lt. R. B. Sadtler vs NavSource's LT P. B. Sadtler - unresolved initial-letter conflict carried in gaps. Live NHHC URL 404s (standing NHHC link-rot defect); citation is the Wayback capture of 2025-12-08.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-02
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[4]National Archives Special List 44, 'List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947' (Bradley, Kurtz et al., 1978), 'Ships with Symbol and Number Designations' section, p. 336 - scanned image via Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center digitization [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, 'Ships with Symbol and Number Designations', book page 336 (ACPL mirror display image 362), line 'LCI(L)(M)-352'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's logbook finding aid inventories Navy deck logs for this hull under the line 'LCI(L)(M)-352', date span May 18, 1943 - June 30, 1945, 4 logbooks. The span begins on the commissioning date recorded by NavSource and runs through the end of the 1945 fiscal year, documenting in-scope wartime service; these are log-coverage dates, not commissioning/decommissioning evidence in themselves. The logbooks themselves are textual records (not located in digitized NARA holdings - the hull does not appear on the NARA 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' list).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (logged span); 1978 (publication)
- Limitations
- A finding aid, not the records themselves: it establishes that deck logs for this hull covering 1943-05-18 to 1945-06-30 existed in NARA custody as of the list's compilation, nothing about their content. Wartime deck-log coverage ends 1945-06-30; later service (postwar, decommissioning, disposal) is outside the logged span. Verified visually on the scanned page image (book page 336, ACPL display 362).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-03
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[5]The National WWII Museum, Digital Collections oral history - Stanley Richard Williams (signalman, USS LCI(M)-352), annotation text [museum_official]
- Locator
- ww2online.org 'Williams, Stanley - In the Navy' annotation paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Firsthand crew account naming this hull: Stanley Richard Williams enlisted 1944 at 17, attended 'Admiral Nimitz's Private Signal School' at Pearl Harbor, and was assigned to the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as signalman responsible for communicating with ground forces and other ships. Per the museum annotation, USS LCI(M)-352 'provided close support for the Marines as they made landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa'; Williams witnessed USS Longshaw (DD-559) ground on a reef and his ship was ordered to assist rescue, during which LCI(M)-352 'was hit but survived with only a few fatalities'; he recalled five kamikaze attempts on the ship, all failing. He was at Pearl Harbor preparing for the invasion of Japan when the atomic bombs were dropped, and was discharged in 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (service); oral history circa 2015
- Population
- LCI(M)-352 crew, Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations (1945)
- Limitations
- Oral-history recollection decades after the fact - firsthand but memory-dependent, and the annotation text is a museum paraphrase rather than verbatim transcript. Casualty and hit details are not corroborated by official action reports in this record. Contains no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-04
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[6]USS LCI National Association, 'Elsie Item' newsletter No. 109 (June 2020) - Iheya Shima landing article and LCI memorial casualty roster [other_primary]
- Locator
- Elsie Item 109, Iheya Shima article (PDF pp. 15-16) and KIA memorial roster section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Veterans-association account of the Iheya Shima landing (3 June 1945, Attack Group TG 31.25, 77 ships landing the 8th Combat Team, 2nd Marine Division): the amphibious gunboat force included 'Division 3 LCI(M)s 351-356' plus Division 7 LCI(M)s 807-810, 1088, 1089; 'The crew of LCI(M) 352 had a front row seat. The 352 was flagship for the gunboats. Admiral Joy was the SOPA (Senior Officer Present Afloat),' and Signalman Richard Williams (SM2/c) recalled they were the closest ship to shore throughout. The issue's memorial roster lists under 'LCI(L) 352 - Japanese Home Waters / Okinawa': KIA Calos W. Jones and KIA Melvin E. Buhr Jr.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-06 (operation); 2020 (publication)
- Population
- LCI(M)-352 crew; two documented KIA (Calos W. Jones; Melvin E. Buhr Jr.)
- Limitations
- Association newsletter compiling firsthand crew recollection, not an official action report; 'flagship for the gunboats' and the casualty roster are association-compiled and unverified against Navy records. 'Division 3' is the operational label used in this account vs 'Division 133 (M)' in the NHHC 1 May 1945 table - carried as a designation variant in gaps. Contains no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-05
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[7]'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - Landing Ships and Craft' (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription of the Navy Department list) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-lc.html, LCI(G) table row 'LCI(G)-352'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official-list transcription records 'LCI(G)-352' in service 1944-45 with note 'Converted to Landing Craft, Infantry (Mortar) -- LCI(M)' - corroborating the gunboat-to-mortar conversion sequence in the NavSource record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Year-range granularity only (1944-45); the list gives no exact redesignation dates. A HyperWar transcription rather than the scanned original. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-06
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[8]uboat.net Allied Warships: USS LCI(L)-352 (ship ID 21376) + Shipbuilding History LCI build table (navalmarinearchive.com mirror of T. Colton, 'Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)') [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/21376 history table; navalmarinearchive.com/sbh/smallships/lcil.html row for LCI(L) 352
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary warship databases corroborate the build record: uboat.net lists USS LCI(L)-352 built by George Lawley & Sons (Neponset, MA), laid down 5 March 1943, launched 10 April 1943, commissioned 18 May 1943, reclassified LCI(G) 31 December 1943 and LCI(M) 30 April 1945. Colton's LCI(L) build table lists hull 352, builder Lawley & Sons Neponset MA, commissioned 18 May 1943, disposition 'To DoS 1946.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Limitations
- Both are secondary compilations without primary sourcing shown. Conflicts with NavSource: uboat dates the LCI(G) reclassification 31 December 1943 vs NavSource's 31 December 1944 (HyperWar's 1944-45 range supports 1944); Colton shows transfer to the State Department in 1946 vs NavSource's 13 February 1948. Both conflicts carried in gaps rather than resolved. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-07
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[9]NPS National Register nomination, USS LCI-713 (NRIS 07000300, listed 2007-04-12) - same-type LCI(L) construction description [nps]
- Locator
- NPS NRHP continuation sheets for NRIS 07000300, description and significance sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NRHP nomination for USS LCI-713 - a same-type Landing Craft Infantry (Large) built at the same George Lawley & Sons Neponset yard - documents the type's construction: designed for rapid assembly-line production by the Bureau of Ships (initial designs May 1942), constructed entirely of welded steel plate, flat hull for beaching. It identifies George Lawley & Son as the oldest of the ten LCI-contract yards (founded 1866, built 160 LCIs and 47 LCS vessels, closed 1945) and explains the hull-group division: LCI(L) hulls 1-350 were 'square conns' with the original square conning tower; hulls 351 onward - including this hull - carried the round conning tower. The document contains no mention of asbestos, insulation, or lagging.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (construction era); 2007 (nomination)
- Population
- LCI-type construction trades (class context)
- Limitations
- Sister-hull/type-level document, not a record of this hull; the nomination's purpose is historic significance and fabric description, not hazardous-materials inventory - its silence on asbestos is not evidence of absence. Live URL verified 200 on 2026-09-30.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-08
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[10]GAO HRD-80-2, 'Asbestos: Increased Health Hazard to Navy Shipyard Workers' (1979) - product page [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 report documents Navy-wide use of asbestos insulation in ship construction and repair through the WWII era and afterward - program-level context for the period in which this hull was built and converted (1943-45).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- WWII-era through 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program-level)
- Limitations
- Program-level context only - does not name this hull, this type, or George Lawley & Sons. gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches (standing access limitation); product-page description relied on. Does not establish asbestos presence aboard any particular vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-09
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[11]Batch-5076 search ledger (this record): NavSource, NHHC Pacific Fleet organization 1 May 1945, NARA Special List 44, National WWII Museum oral history, USS LCI National Association Elsie Item 109, HyperWar official-list transcription, uboat.net, Shipbuilding History build table, CourtListener API v4 (opinion search) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lci-l-352-01 through sl-uss-lci-l-352-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LCI(L)/LCI(G)/LCI(M)-352 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener searches at the opinion and docket levels returned only corporate name collisions ('LCI' business entities); no opinion or docket naming the vessel was located (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the hull was disposed of in the late 1940s with no surviving survey record located. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Litigation coverage is index-level on hull-designation queries; exact-phrase variants were throttled by fleet pacing - disclosed as a coverage limitation, not a full docket-level negative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lci-l-352-10