Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 685-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-524-lst524-pkt-685-packet-md
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[2]Archived Naval History and Heritage Command page (Wayback capture 2025-12-09), Photo 26-G-2517, Normandy Invasion, June 1944 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Photo 26-G-2517, Description
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC identifies USS LST-524 among the landing ships visible in Coast Guard photograph 26-G-2517, captioned as landing ships putting cargo ashore on a Normandy invasion beach in June 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- June 1944
- Limitations
- The photograph caption establishes presence in the scene, but not a specific date, beach, service aboard, or asbestos-containing material. It is a historical identification, not asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-524-lst524-01
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[3]Archived Naval History and Heritage Command page (Wayback capture 2025-12-08), United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST Flotilla Thirty-Six > LST Group 106 > LST Division 212
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists LST 524 in LST Division 212, within LST Group 106 and LST Flotilla 36.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1 May 1945
- Limitations
- This is an organizational listing on 1 May 1945 only. It does not establish the ship's full itinerary, command history, asbestos aboard, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-524-lst524-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44: U.S. Navy Deck Logs Available at the National Archives, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 47, LST-524 entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's deck-log availability list includes LST-524 for 9 February–31 August 1944 and 1 October 1944–30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 9 February 1944–30 June 1945 (two listed ranges)
- Limitations
- This finding aid identifies logbook date ranges available at NARA; the logs themselves were not reviewed. It establishes neither events in those periods nor asbestos aboard or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-524-lst524-03
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[5]Search ledger for USS LST-524 (LST-524), see search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lst-524-lst524-01 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, material schedule, abatement record, or other primary asbestos documentation for USS LST-524 was located in the sources searched for this record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Sources searched through 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a record in the searched public sources does not establish absence of asbestos. The CourtListener litigation sweep was not completed because the authenticated helper instructed a fleet pacing stand-down; no negative litigation conclusion is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-524-lst524-04