{"id":4331,"date":"2018-04-18T08:32:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T15:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/physikon.net\/?page_id=4331"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:50:57","slug":"lst-851","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/physikon.net\/?page_id=4331","title":{"rendered":"USS LST-851"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<table id=\"tablepress-24\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-24 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHIP_at_ANCHOR-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" class=\"aligncenter\" size-medium wp-image-4378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHIP_at_ANCHOR-300x181.jpg 300w, http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHIP_at_ANCHOR-768x463.jpg 768w, http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHIP_at_ANCHOR-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHIP_at_ANCHOR-250x150.jpg 250w, http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/SHIP_at_ANCHOR.jpg 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td><td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-2\"><p align=\"left\"><strong><big>The following chronicles the history of the USS LST-851, her first crew, and their journey during World War II. The pages were designed by my father, Richard E. Harshman, and the information was researched by Sidney Zeilstra. The original pages are reproduced here as pdf images.<\/big><\/strong><\/p><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><div id=\"attachment_4389\" style=\"width: 140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4389\" src=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sailor_saluting_md_wht.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4389\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aye Aye Sir<\/p><\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><div id=\"attachment_4392\" style=\"width: 70px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4392\" src=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1622874.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"128\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4392\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attention on Deck<\/p><\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><div id=\"attachment_4394\" style=\"width: 78px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4394\" src=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/usa_fl_md_wht.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"68\" height=\"50\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4394\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">God Bless America<\/p><\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div id=\"attachment_4396\" style=\"width: 103px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4396\" src=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1608059-e1524676370685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"128\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4396\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anchors Aweigh<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><div id=\"attachment_4398\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4398\" src=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2914883.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"128\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4398\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard<br \/>Web-Editor<\/p><\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/October_26__2001__2_-e1524678113832.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft\" size-full wp-image-4400\" \/><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/April_22__2002_Young_Sid-e1524678090525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright\" size-full wp-image-4404\" \/><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><div id=\"attachment_4407\" style=\"width: 114px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4407\" src=\"http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1626170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"128\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4407\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sidney<br \/>Stats &amp; History<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-24 from cache -->\n<strong><big>LST-851 War Diary from Micro-film USN Records\u00a0<\/big><\/strong><span><a onclick=\"read_toggle(2082300967, 'more', 'less'); return false;\" class=\"read-link\" id=\"readlink2082300967\" style=\"readlink\" href=\"#\">more<\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"read_div\" id=\"read2082300967\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n<div\n    class='wp-block-pdfp-pdf-poster  alignnone'\n    id='block-2'\n    data-attributes='{&quot;uniqueId&quot;:&quot;pdfp1&quot;,&quot;file&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/physikon.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Page2_2_LST-851-War-Diary-From-Micro-film.pdf&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;LST-851 War Diary from Micro-film USN Records&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;800px&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;print&quot;:false,&quot;fullscreenButton&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;fullscreenButtonText&quot;:&quot;View Fullscreen&quot;,&quot;newWindow&quot;:false,&quot;showName&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;downloadButton&quot;:false,&quot;downloadButtonText&quot;:&quot;Download File&quot;,&quot;protect&quot;:false,&quot;onlyPDF&quot;:false,&quot;defaultBrowser&quot;:false,&quot;thumbMenu&quot;:false,&quot;initialPage&quot;:0,&quot;sidebarOpen&quot;:false,&quot;lastVersion&quot;:false,&quot;hrScroll&quot;:0,&quot;alert&quot;:true,&quot;btnStyles&quot;:{&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e73be&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#fff&quot;,&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;1rem&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:{&quot;top&quot;:10,&quot;right&quot;:20,&quot;bottom&quot;:10,&quot;left&quot;:10}},&quot;popupOptions&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:0,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Open PDF&quot;,&quot;triggerType&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;imageHeight&quot;:&quot;200px&quot;,&quot;imageWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;,&quot;imagePdfIcon&quot;:true,&quot;triggerAlignment&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;btnStyle&quot;:{&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e73be&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#fff&quot;,&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;1rem&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:{&quot;top&quot;:10,&quot;right&quot;:20,&quot;bottom&quot;:10,&quot;left&quot;:10}}},&quot;actionsPosition&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;socialShare&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:false,&quot;facebook&quot;:false,&quot;twitter&quot;:false,&quot;linkedin&quot;:false,&quot;pinterest&quot;:false,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;top&quot;},&quot;adobeEmbedder&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;alignment&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;titleFontSize&quot;:&quot;16px&quot;,&quot;isHideRightToolbar&quot;:false,&quot;additional&quot;:{&quot;ID&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;Class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;CSS&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;adobeOptions&quot;:{&quot;showDownloadPDF&quot;:true,&quot;showPrintPDF&quot;:true,&quot;showAnnotationTools&quot;:true,&quot;showFullScreen&quot;:false,&quot;embedMode&quot;:&quot;SIZED_CONTAINER&quot;},&quot;popupBtnStyle&quot;:{&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#2271b1&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#fff&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:{&quot;top&quot;:10,&quot;right&quot;:20,&quot;bottom&quot;:10,&quot;left&quot;:10}},&quot;popupBtnText&quot;:&quot;Open Document&quot;,&quot;CSS&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isPremium&quot;:false}'\n    style=\"text-align: left\">\n    \n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LST-851 War Diary from Micro-film USN Records\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"800px\" class=\"pdfp_unsupported_frame\" src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/gview?embedded=true&url=http:\/\/physikon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Page2_2_LST-851-War-Diary-From-Micro-film.pdf\"><\/iframe>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><big>Ship Reunions &amp; 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