Background
Tomorrow, (January 29, 2022) will mark the 79th anniversary of the commissioning of USS LST-374, which was one of approximately 1,000 Landing Ship, Tank (LSTs) built during the war. At the time of its commissioning, the United States had been a combatant in World War II for nearly 14 months.
LSTs were built for amphibious operations, and were designed to transport troops, cargo, tanks, and other vehicles either directly onto or near the shore of a battlefront. Many of those who...
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