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German mining of landing craft in World War II claims local soldiers
As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...
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How an often overlooked World War II-era shipbuilder designed the boat that Eisenhower said 'won the war for us'
His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from the shores of Europe to the Pacific islands. "He was the right person with the right ideas and the right drive ...
Remains of Missouri soldier killed on D-Day to be buried at Jefferson Barracks
LOUIS – The remains of a U.S. soldier from Missouri killed on D-Day during World War II will be interred at ... Smith died ...
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German mining of landing craft in WWII claims local soldiers at Anzio
As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 soldiers ...
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Australia And The U.S. Must Combine Their Heavy/Medium Landing Ship Programs
After World War II, with the advent of super-sized, integrated amphibious shipping, the utilitarian LST-type landing craft ... with new land assault vehicles, unmanned craft and long-range ...
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China’s New Cruise Ships Are An Overlooked Amphibious Assault Challenge
Dismissed as irrelevant after World War II, the cruise ship industry suffered ... the performance of dedicated modern-day military landing craft. America’s Wasp-class big-deck amphibious ships ...
Emporia, Kansas: Honoring a Fallen WWII Hero on Veterans Day
On Veterans Day 2024, a World War II veteran, John Owen Herrick ... He had been missing in action since June 6, 1944, when ...