USS LCI(L)222 was a United States Navy

United States Navy

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 ship classified as a Landing Craft Infantry

Landing Craft Infantry

The Landing craft, Infantry or LCI were several classes of sea-going amphibious assault ships of the Second World War utilized to land large numbers of infantry directly onto beaches. They were developed in response to a British request for a vessel capable of carrying and landing substantially...

 Large. She was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II

World War II

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LCI-222 was laid down on 17 October 1942, at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, Massachusetts

Neponset, Massachusetts

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 and launched on 29 November 1942. She received her commission on 3 December 1942.

During World War II USS LCI(L)-222 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the New Georgia

New Georgia

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 Group operations, the New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation from 1 to 4 July 1943, the Vella Level occupation on 15 August 1943, the Treasury Island-Bougainville operation and the Treasury Island landing, on 27 October 1943, and the occupation and defense of Cape Torokina

Torokina

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, on 3 and 4 December 1943. USS LCI(L)-222 was at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

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 on 8 December 1945 enroute from Tiapan to Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

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Her decommissioning date is unknown. She was struck from the Naval Register in 1946 and was sold on 7 November 1946 with her final disposition and fate unknown.

USS LCI(L)-222 earned two battle stars for World War II service