When the kamikaze struck USS LST-738 on 15 December 1944 during the Mindoro landings, the explosion ignited fuel, ammunition, and vehicles on the tank deck. The crew fought the fires for hours, but the ship became impossible to save. Other landing ships moved in under enemy air attack to evacuate the wounded and rescue survivors. LST-738 was finally abandoned and later sunk by friendly forces to prevent her from drifting back toward the convoy. The attack was part of Japan’s rapidly expanding ka

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The USS LST-325, a World War II–era Landing Ship, Tank, recently passed by our Fort Madison, Iowa live train camera. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/L6eG4ahJc_Q?si=7eE7d61jjF0sbzOc The ship was built in 1942 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and commissioned in early 1943. She played a vital role in the Allied invasions of Sicily, Salerno, and Normandy, carrying troops, vehicles, and supplies directly onto contested beaches. Decommissioned after the war, she was later recommissioned duri

28K views · 913 reactions | Leaving the Genoa lock and dam on the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. getting to Riverside Park about 11 a.m. The ship will be there through Monday. Tours begin Thursday. | 1410 WIZM - La Crosse's News Station | Facebook

4K reactions · 15 shares | Meet KB Smith, a proud U.S. Navy World War II veteran who served aboard the USS Satterlee (DD-626). On D-Day, June 6, 1944, KB and his fellow sailors provided critical naval gunfire support to the U.S. Army Rangers scaling the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc—one of the most dangerous and heroic missions of the Normandy invasion #KBSmith #USSatterlee #PointeDuHoc #DDayHero #USNavyVeteran #WWIIVeteran #NormandyLandings | Walk Among Heroes | Facebook