Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 670-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-385-lst385-pkt-670-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, archived photograph SC 175768 (2025-02-07), ‘Sicily Invasion July 1943’ [museum_official]
- Locator
- NHHC photograph SC 175768, title and caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies LST-385 at the right side of its photograph captioned ‘Troops lead Army mules ashore at Licata, during the invasion landings.’ The page title identifies the event as the Sicily invasion in July 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- July 1943 (event caption)
- Population
- Vessel shown in the photograph; crew and embarked personnel not individually identified
- Limitations
- The caption identifies the vessel and event, but does not give construction or service dates beyond the photograph's event context, ship specifications, asbestos information, or the identities or exposures of crew members.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-385-lst385-01
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[3]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), Whippoorwill I (Minesweeper No. 35), archived NHHC page (2024-09-16) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Whippoorwill I entry, paragraph beginning ‘On 8 April 1944’
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS states that on 8 April 1944 Whippoorwill got underway for New Guinea with LST-385 under tow, and arrived at Milne Bay with the LST on 15 April 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-04-08 to 1944-04-15
- Population
- LST-385 as a vessel under tow; crew not identified
- Limitations
- This entry is a history of Whippoorwill and documents only the stated tow and arrival. It does not establish LST-385's subsequent disposition, specifications, asbestos status, or individual crew exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-385-lst385-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List No. 44, Navy Deck Logs Available, Ship Numbers, p. 44 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List No. 44, ship-number index, printed p. 44 (PDF p. 44), LST-385 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives index lists LST-385 deck-log coverage from 1 January 1944 through 30 June 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-01-01 to 1944-06-30
- Population
- Ship log records listed by the National Archives
- Limitations
- This is an index of log coverage, not the deck logs themselves. It does not establish that the underlying logs are digitized or available online, nor does it establish any particular onboard event, material, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-385-lst385-03
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[5]Research log of authoritative-source review for USS LST-385 (see search_ledger entries) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lst-385-lst385-01 through sl-uss-lst-385-lst385-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, or asbestos finding was located in the sources reviewed for this record. The NHHC pages located document wartime history and photography, not asbestos materials.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02 research session
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent aboard. Firecrawl search access was rate-limited during the work, and the CourtListener hull-number docket search could not be completed after the helper instructed a stand-down. No conclusion about exposure, causation, or legal eligibility follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-385-lst385-04