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 1, 2018
LST-325 Visits Dubuque, Iowa-- Part 1: LST Veteran Visits
From the August 28, 2018, Dubuque (Iowa) Telegraph-Herald "Veteran revisits tour of duty aboard restored WW II ship" by Eric Hogstrom.
Roger F. Klaure, 94, toured the restored LST-325 in Dubuque, 74 years after he first stepped aboard a LST (Landing Ship Tank), the USS LST-806, in the Pacific Theater of action during World War II.
His own LST transported troops and equipment during invasions around Borneo and the Philippines in 1945.
"We did make three landings, after the shores had been bombarded by cruisers, destroyers, rockets, planes and everything," he said.
--GreGen
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment