USS CLARION RIVER LSMR-409

 

SQUADRON 9 DIVISION 93

 

 

USS Clarion River LSMR-409

 

Navy Unit Commendation

"Inshore Fire Support Division Ninety-Three, consisting of USS Carronade (IFS 1), Clarion River (LSMR 409), St. Francis River (LSMR 525), and White River (LSMR 536)-----Awarded the NUC for exceptionally meritorious service in support of friendly forces during combat operations from April 1966 to May 1967. The team's fire support action against the enemy was unsurpassed for a relatively small unit.

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - Tango - Sierra
NTTS
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right - Combat Action Ribbon (one retroactive Korea - 13-17Sep50, two Vietnam - 15-17Jun67, 12Aug68) - Navy Unit Commendation (2)
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - American Campaign Medal
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Korean Service Medal (4) - Vietnam Service Medal (9) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (13)
Fifth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

USS Clarion River (LSMR-409) underway, date and location unknown.

Individual Awards

Silver Star (LT James M. Stewart - CO LSM(R)-409, 17 July 1951 Wonsan Harbor, North Korea) - Gold Star in lieu of second award.

Shipyard workers at Yokosuka, Japan rerinstall USS Clarion River (LSMR-409)'s 5"/38 gun mount, circa 1967-68
US Navy photo

 LSM(R)-401 Class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket):
  • Laid down, 26 January 1945, at US Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Launched, 18 February 1945
  • Commissioned USS LSM(R)-409, 16 May 1945, LTjg Herbert H. Bolton, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 6 February 1947, at San Diego, CA.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 5 October 1950
  • During the Korean War USS LSM(R)-409 was assigned to LSMR Squadron Five and participated in the following campaigns:
  • Named Clarion River (LSMR-409), 1 October 1955
  • Decommissioned, 26 October 1955, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group
  • Recommissioned, 18 September 1965, at San Francisco Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point
  • Reclassified Inshore Fire Support Ship (LFR-409), 1 January 1969
  • During the Vietnam War USS Clarion River (LSMR-409) / LFR-409 participated in the following campaigns:
  • Decommissioned, 8 May 1970, at Yokosuka, Japan
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in November 1970, to Nissho-Iwai American Corp., Sasebo, Japan
  • USS Clarion River earned four battle stars for Korean War service and nine campaign stars for Vietnam War service