Old Sailors' Memories 
"Once Upon A Time - Long Long Ago"
USS LSM 135 - Okinawa
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Commissioned 31 May 1944, LT. Harry L. Derby, Jr., USNR in command.During World War II LSM-135 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theatre and participated in the following actions: Leyte Landing, 20 October 1944; Ormoc Bay Landings, 7 to 8 December 1944; Lingayen Gulf Landing, 8 January 1945; Assault and Occupation of Okinawa, 1 April to 30 June 1945; Sunk by Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 25 May 1945 at approximately 0830 hours. LSM-135 had only been in service 11 months and 25 days. At the time of her sinking LSM-135 was picking up survivors from the minesweeper Spectacle (AM-305) when it also was hit by Kamikaze attack and burst into flames. (Flemming (DE-32) rescued twenty survivors of the Bates (APD-47) which was sinking from two Kamikaze hits and eleven survivors from LSM-135; Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); Final disposition, hulk donated, 10 July 1957, to the Government of the Ryukyu Islands. LSM-135 earned four battle stars for World War II service Information & Photos Submitted By: |
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"Taps"
"Going Home"
"Old Photographs"
When you see old photographs,
Their eyes look at yours.
When you hear the wind whisper,
You are hearing their voices.
When your eyes brim with tears,
It is they, who tug your heart.
"Never Forget Us," They whisper to you,
And you hear these desperate words.
"Please remember Us,
It is only in your heart, that we may live."
"Taps" | "Going Home" |
"Old Photographs"
When you see old photographs,
Their eyes look at yours.
When you hear the wind whisper,
You are hearing their voices.
When your eyes brim with tears,
It is they, who tug your heart.
"Never Forget Us," They whisper to you,
And you hear these desperate words.
"Please remember Us,
It is only in your heart, that we may live."