USS FUBAR
Finally finished her up;

(From USMC Monograph “The Seizure of Peleliu” by Major Frank Hough, USMC, Chapter III “D-Day on Peleliu”)
“For maintaining communications on D-Day, the advance CP relied largely on a curious experimental LVT(A) especially equipped to serve as a mobile radio station (facetiously dubbed "USS Fubar"). This performed valuable service in this emergency but developed too many weaknesses to be considered wholly successful. Establishment of the initial wire network presented almost insurmountable difficulties owing to heavy fire, lack of natural growth for raising it aboveground, and the congestion of the beachhead area which caused the wires to be chewed up by vehicles when laid on the ground.”
This specific LVT (A) 4 was only seen at Peleliu.




Thanks for looking,
Bob

Very nice work. I had an ancestor marine on that island.

Great build, Bob. Thanks for the background story as well.

Thanks guys,
Bob