The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Monday, September 25, 2017
LST-157
Gerald "Jerry" Barbosa, who just recently died and I wrote about in the last two posts, served on this ship.
One site had the nickname of the ship as the USS Ivory Soap -- It Floats.
It was built by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company at Evansville, Indiana. Laid down 25 June 1942, launched 31 October 1942 and commissioned 10 February 1943 It ended service 9 December 1944 and was transferred to the Royal Navy and returned to the Navy 13 April 1946 and sold 5 September 1946.
It served in the European Theater:
Sicilian Occupation July 1943
Salerno Landing September 1943
Invasion of Normandy June 1944
During its service, it earned three Battle Stars.
--GreGen
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