Paulson, Bruce, MM1

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Last Primary NEC
MM-0000-Machinist's Mate
Last Rating/NEC Group
Machinists Mate
Primary Unit
1944-1945, MM-0000, USS Finnegan (DE-307)
Service Years
1942 - 1946
MM-Machinists Mate

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Home State
North Dakota
North Dakota
 Year of Birth
1917
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Hatton, ND		 Last Address
Mankato, MN
Date of Passing
Oct 17, 1991		  

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Post 3842, Madelia PostAmerican Legion
  1948, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 3842, Madelia Post (Member) (Madelia, Minnesota) - Chap. Page
  1949, American Legion - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Following WWII, Bruce returned to teaching history and industrial arts and coaching basketball and football at Maple Lake, MN where he met his future wife.  
They would relocate to Madelia, MN where their children were born and Bruce continued teaching and coaching football.  He was forced to give up his beloved football when he became the Principal of Madelia High School.  
The family relocated to Mankato, MN when Bruce joined the Education Department faculty of Mankato State.
Bruce was active throughout his life in the Boy Scouts and attained the honor of the Silver Beaver.
   
Other Comments:

Dad served aboard LCI-193 from it's commission in Feb 1943, until it was transferred to British control.  LCI-193 saw combat in North Africa and participated in invasions in Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, Nettuno before participating in the Normandy invasion.  LCI-193 made at least 22 crossings during the invasion.  Following D-day, LCI-193 was released to the British Navy, and Dad was transferred to the Pacific Fleet joining the USS Finnegan for the remainder of WWII.

          
From War Diary:
List of shipmates aboard LCI-193 (photos available of most):
          A Memorial has been added for each of these shipmates

 
Surname
First Name
Hometown
?
Frank
?
Pat
Bellville
"Doc" Gerald
Hartford, CT
Brown
Allen
Charleston, SC
Carr
Leonard William
Winding Gulf, WV
Ceachy
John Joseph
Chicago, IL
Cooper
George Walter
Freeport, IL
Costick
Thomas Gerard
Binghamton, NY
Crudele
Donald J
Currie
Davis
Wilson
Raymond E
Doherty
Raymond J—fatally wounded by enemy fire when ship grounded off-course
Providence, RI
Durland
Arthur Edwin
NewYork, NY
Foley
John William "Jack"
Columbia, MO
Freeman, Jr
Leonard John
Gray
Edsel Richard
Oakland, CA
Hanson
?
either army or British attache
Heath
Carroll H
Attlebow, MA
Horne
Kenneth Rhett
Charleston, SC
Hunter
William "Bruce"
Cleveland, OH
Knestrick
Earl Cecil "Shorty"
Washington, PA
Kolchek
Jim
Layne
Roy Franklin
Ironton, OH
Lewis
William Patrick
Tyler, TX
Lloyd
Marshall
Emory E
Manuel J
West Columbia, SC
 
McGovern
Clement C. "Terry"
Peasta, IA
Patton
Ralph James
Pittsburg, PA
Paulson
Bruce Curtis
Hatton, ND
Poledna
James Earl
Cleveland, OH
Reales
Vincent
Raton, NM
Rosky
Edward G
Sauer, Jr
Joseph
Detroit Lakes, MN
Schlasser
Herray Francis
Baldrium, Long Island, NY
Simmons
Fred Robert
Lincoln, NE
Stefan
John Louis
Chicago, IL
Wagner
John H.
Turtle Creek, PA
Yanker
Peter
NewYork, NY
Officers
Claxton
Norman L. (LT)
Boney
William "Bill" (ENS)
Clark
Frank (ENS)
Smart
Samuel (ENS)

   
  1943-1944, MM-0000, LCI (L)-193

MM-Machinists Mate

From Month/Year
- / 1943
To Month/Year
- / 1944

Unit
LCI (L)-193 Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
NEC
MM-0000-Machinist's Mate

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
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 LCI (L)-193 Details

LCI (L)-193 		LCI(L) was a 1class Landing Craft Infantry Large that was constructed in the Navy Yard at Newark, NJ. 

Specifications:
  • Displacement 216 t.(light), 234 t.(landing), 389 t.(loaded)
  • Length 158' 5½"
  • Beam 23' 3"
  • Draft Light, 3'1½" mean, Landing, 2' 8" forward, 4' 10" aft, Loaded, 5' 4" forward, 5' 11" aft
  • Speed 16 kts (max.), 14 kts maximum continuous
  • Complement 4 officer, 26 enlisted
  • Troop Capacity 6 Officers, 182 Enlisted / one crossing landing carried 240 soldiers
  • Cargo Capacity 75 tons
  • Armor 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house; steel armor added in Newark & N. Africa
  • Endurance 4,000 miles at 12 kts, loaded, 500 miles at 15 knots; and 110 tons of fuel
  • Armament four single 20mm guns one forward, one amidship, two aft, later added two .50 cal machine guns
  • Fuel Capacity 130 tons, lube oil 200 gal.
  • Propulsion two sets of 4 GM diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers
(from Navy Archives)

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Landing Craft Infantry (LCI)
Strength
Transport Ship

Created/Owned By
OFF Brubaker, Brenda (Paulson), LT 1
   

Last Updated: Jun 16, 2010
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
From War Diary: List of shipmates aboard LCI-193:
[Surname First Name Hometown]
? Frank
? Pat
Bellville "Doc" Hartford, CT
Brown Allen Charleston, SC
Carr Leonard W. Winding Gulf, WV
Ceachy ?
Cooper George Freeport, IL
Costick Thomas Binghamton, NY
Crudele Donald
Currie Wilson
Dorhteyâ??fatally wounded
Durland Arthur E. NewYork, NY
Foley John "Jack" Columbia, MO
Freaman ?
Gray Edsel Oakland, CA
Hanson ? either army or British attache
Heath Carroll Attlebow, MA
Horne Kenneth Charleston, SC
Hunter William "Bruce" Cleveland, OH
Knestrick Earl C. "Shorty" Washington, PA
Kolchek Jim
Lane Roy Ironton, OH
Lewis William P. Tyler, TX
Lloyd Emory West Columbia, SC
McGovern C. C. "Terry" Peasta, IA
Patton Ralph Pittsburg, PA
Paulson Bruce C Hatton, ND
Poledra James Cleveland, OH
Reales Vincent Raton, NM
Rosky ?
Sauer Joe Detroit Lakes, MN
Schlasser Herray F. Baldrium, Long Island, NY
Simmons Fred R Lincoln, NE
Stefan John Chicago, IL
Wagner John H. Turtle Creek, PA
Yanker Peter NewYork, NY

Officers
Claxton Norman L. (LT)
Boney William "Bill" (ENS)
Clark Frank (ENS
Smart Sam (ENS)

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
LCI-193 N.Africa
37 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
LCI (L)-193
McGovern, CLement, PO1 MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Poledna, Jr, James, PO1 MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Stefan, John, PO1 MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Currie, Miles Wilson, SN MM MM-0000 Seaman
Claxton, Norman, LCDR OFF 00X Lieutenant
Smart, Samuel, ENS OFF 00X Ensign
Wagner, John H., CPO, (1925-1945) BM BM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Bellville, Oswald, PO1 PhM PhM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Cooper, George, SN SN SN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Costick, Thomas, SN SN SN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Horne, Kenneth, PO1 AS AS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Knestrick, Earl, PO1 EM EM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Rosky, Edward, PO1 BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Heath, Carroll Henry, PO1, (1937-1945) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Hunter, William Bruce, PO1, (1941-1945) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Brown, Allen, StM1c, (1942-1945) SD SD-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Crudele, Donald, PO2 SN SN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Durland, Arthur, PO2 GM 9595 Petty Officer Second Class
Foley, John William, PO2, (1942-1945) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Haddan, John, S2c SM SM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Reales, Vincent, PO2 SC SC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Yanker, Peter, PO2 BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Cichy, John, PO3 SC SC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Lloyd, Emory, PO2 SN SN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Marshall, Manuel, PO3 SC SC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Schlosser, Herray or Henry, PO2 SM SM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Simmons, Fred, PO2 SM SM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Davis, Raymond, S1c, (1943-1945) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Doherty, Raymond Joseph, S1c, (1940-1943) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Freeman, Jr, Leonard, SN AS AS-0000 Seaman
Layne, Roy, PO3 SM SM-0000 Seaman
Gray, Edsel Richard, PO2, (1942-1946) F1c F1c-0000 Fireman First Class
Boney, William, ENS Ensign
Clark, Frank, ENS Ensign
Carr, Leonard, PO1 Petty Officer First Class
Lewis, William, PO2 Petty Officer Third Class
Patton, Ralph, PO1 Petty Officer Third Class

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