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, October 2, 2017
LST-779: --Part 3: At Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Famed Flag-Raising Flag From It
The LST-779 participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945 as well as the assault and occupation of Okinawa in April,1945.
The famous second flag to be raised on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, came from the LST-779.
After the war, it performed occupation duty in the Far East and service in China until early April 1946 when it was decommissioned 18 May 1946.
On December 5, 1947, it was sold to Bosey, Philadelphia.
It warned two battle stars during its service.
--GreGen
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