THe LST-757 was assigned to the Asiatic- Pacific theater and participated in the Lingayen Gulf landing in January 1945 and the Mindanao Island landings in April 1945.
My dad severed on this ship from the time it was built in Philadelphia Pa.and made seaworthy in Bainbridge Md.until the war ended James Doyle Jarvis GM 1st class
The photos I have uploaded were given to my mother by my uncle. They were my uncle's first wife's fathers photos, whose name was Edward Madden. There are 500+ photos, some excellent quality, some not. But each has its own story behind it. They are all from WWII, most in the Philippines. Ed Madden was stationed on the USS LST 757. He captured many photos of life on the LST, as well as shots of the Japanese surrender, and images from the battlefront. There are many photos from Milan, the Philippines capital, and the natives on the Philippines.
My family has had these photos for some years now, but recently my sister Kate told me to start scanning and uploading them, so here I am. Without her persuasion, these photos could still be sitting in a box on a shelf.
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Hi Ryan,
My dad, James E Clark, was in command of this vessel from 8/4/44- 9/20/45.
My dad was a US Army infantryman in Philippine Islands in WWII. This vessel transported him.
My father-in-law, Paul Howard Reilly, 20 Mar 1919-11 Oct 1988, served aboard LST 575 from it's commissioning to the end of WWII.
My dad severed on this ship from the time it was built in Philadelphia Pa.and made seaworthy in Bainbridge Md.until the war ended James Doyle Jarvis GM 1st class
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