Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Max Wayne Lilley Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Coast Guard
- Unit of Service: USS LST-261 (Landing Ship Tank)
- Location of Service: New London, Connecticut; European Theater; Pacific Theater; Indian Ocean
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/39592
Max Lilley joined the Coast Guard shortly after Pearl Harbor was attacked because it was "the thing to do" and he liked their uniforms better than those of the Merchant Marines. As a gunnery officer, Lilley sailed around the world, stopping at ports in North Africa, India, and Europe, and France. Mr. Lilley's ship participated in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, successfully delivering British "Desert Rats" onto Juno Beach.
Interview / Recording
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PlayInaccuracy of cannon on an LST, being unable even to sink a derelict ship. 00:21:22.0 - 00:21:55.6
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PlayInexperienced Coast Guard personnel unable to correctly use flags to indicate their position. 00:23:22.1 - 00:24:59.0
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PlayBeing part of the first Allied convoy to cross from the west Mediterranean through the Suez Canal en route to an invasion of Burma that never materialized. 00:28:54.8 - 00:29:37.3
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PlayGetting "rations" of rum while in port in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 00:32:40.1 - 00:33:52.5
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PlayTrying to buy perfume while on liberty in North Africa. 00:39:30.0 - 00:40:52.3
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PlayBringing troops from hospitals, some still bandaged, back to fight in Battle of the Bulge. 00:52:30.1 - 00:53:09.3
About this Item
Title
- Max Wayne Lilley Collection
Names
- Eckels, Robert T.
- Blunt, Roy
- Lilley, Max Wayne
- U.S. House of Representatives/Roy Blunt
Home State
- Missouri
Headings
- - Lilley, Max Wayne
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Coast Guard.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Coast Guard
- Unit of Service: USS LST-261 (Landing Ship Tank)
- Location of Service: New London, Connecticut; European Theater; Pacific Theater; Indian Ocean
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-10-08)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/39592
Cite as
- Max Wayne Lilley Collection (AFC/2001/001/39592), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video