Photo 1LCI-91, view from an airplane above the ship. My grandmother Vyn had an 8x10 copy of this photo on her Grand Piano in the 1950's. "That was your Dad's ship when he was in WW-II." Vyn
Photo 2LCI-91 moored on the Dart River, southern England, 1943-44 winter. The starboard side of this ship is visible with the US 91 identification number on the bow. Vyn
Photo 3LCI-91, Christmas 1945 card "Seasons Greetings." Vyn
Photo 4"Omaha Beachhead" book by War Dept. Sept. 1945, last pg.167, the caption says, "LCI-91, victim of a spectacular disaster about 0800 on D-Day, as it looked in Feb. 1945 when supply landings at Omaha had ceased." This is an important book and my first copy was a gift from Robert Morris, signalman on the 91.
Photo 5LCI-?, D-Day damage, full starboard side. Seen first in 1999 without a number but thought to be 92.
Photo 6USCG LCI-91 on Omaha Beach, with severe damage to bow, from the D-Day landing at 0740 in the Dog White Sector. First seen in 2000. Gault or Withrow.
Photo 7LCI-91 damage to starboard bow, probably a USCG photo too graphic to expose at the time. The caption says, "The burnt out hull of L.C.I..(L) #91 on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day. Note large hole on her starboard side just below the main deck above the ramp. Four of our Coast Guard manned L.C.I. (LS) were lost on D-Day." The composition and text of this caption is similar to over 70 photos found in "The Coast Guard at War, Landings in France XI" prepared by USCG Hdq's Historical section, Sept, Sept 1, 1946. Included are three of the four ships lost on D-Day, the 85, 92, and 93. The 91 is missing! From the appearance of the ship this makes sense. Today this picture shows us the results of the "spectacular disaster" on D-Day going beyond any words. This is an important picture. First seen in 2000. Carmichael.
Photo 8LCI-91 port side view, burned, abandon, rolled, and at rest at sea until the next storm. Bryant
Photo 9LCI-91 burned abandon, rolled, and at rest at sea. Bryant
Photo 10USCG LCI-92 on Omaha Beach, D-Day damage to the port side. Both ramps are in place. We know the starboard ramp on the 91 was disconnected by the explosion of the Teller mine that opened the large hole in the starboard bulkhead. The ship is high on the beach, and parallel to the coast because the 92 was able to float after it was abandon. Vyn & USCG
Photo 11"D-Day Landing," a book by W.B. Carter published in England in 1993. LCI-91 with the full length of the starboard side visible. The damage to the front end is as shown in pictures 5, 6, and 7. The picture was taken by the author of the book in 1944. The book was bought as a gift for me in France by Bill Cole.
Photo 12Omaha Beach panorama, after D-Day, the left segment of three. Ajdinovich
Photo 13Omaha Beach panorama, the center segment with LCI-91 at rest at sea. The tide is in, and the ship is partly submerged offshore. Leo Sheer reports the front end of the 91 was powered into a sand bar, causing a fatal mine explosion that burned a six foot diameter hole in the bottom of the bow. For the remainder of its existence the hull pivoted around this hole, digging into the sand. Ajdinovich
Photo 14Omaha Beach panorama, the right segment with LCI-92 which is high on the beach, parallel to the coast, the same as the ship in picture 10, as mentioned in 7, and another aerial picture on page 70 showing at "Noon of D-Day….a wrecked craft LCI-92" in the book "Omaha Beachhead." Ajdinovich
Photo 15LCI-91, the bow with number 91 and barnacles, D-Day +1 year. This image of the 91 could be a monument at sea, and a grave marker. First seen in October 2002. Ajdinovich
Photo 16LCI-91, D-Day mid-ship damage, with Leo Scheer 7th NBB and comrades. Scheer
Photo 17LCI-92, D-Day mid-ship damage, 7 men from 7TH NBB. Shoulars
Photo 18LCI-91 full starboard side, number censored by an officer reviewing photos to be mailed? Shoulars
Photo 19LCI-91, original 1944 photo called S-1 for this review. The number on bow is too small to see and was not censored? Shoulars
Photo 20LCI-91, S-1 blown up, showing the full length of the ship. Shoulars
Photo 21S-1 with the front of the ship enlarged 50%. The identification number US 91 is visible. Compare this photo with the first pictures showing damage to the LCI-91, and all other photos in this review. Shoulars
