The USS LSM-17 was a of the United States Navy, commissioned at Brown Shipyards in Houston, Texas, on 14 June 1944.William John Stevenson (AFC 2001/001/24632), Unit History (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. During the remainder of World War II, it served in the Pacific.
References
Further reading Stevenson, William J., and Wendy Stevenson Clem. 2001. Lucky 17: Narratives from an LSM Crew as Part of the Amphibious Navy Fleet During WWII. Roseville, MI: CNC Systems, Inc.