As the U.S. Navy does everything it can to delay the U.S. Marine Corps’ effort to refresh the old World War II-era Tank Landing Ship (LST) concept, Australia is marching forward with its own ...

26, 1944, when their ship struck a Nazi mine being remembered ... Hundreds aboard LST-422 were killed, including Dudenich and Nairn. LST-422 during World War II. Dudenich was born on Sept.

Two Beaver County residents lost their lives 81 years ago in a German minefield explosion that killed hundreds of soldiers aboard LST-422 ... As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate ...

It also featured a color guard, rifle salute, taps, the ringing of ship bells 21 times and bagpipes played by Adam Biggie. “We got a special venue here, since the LST is a veteran of WWII ...

That’s according to the USS LST Ship Memorial Director Chris Donahue, who tells us Robert was a good friend of his for nearly two decades. Officials say Robert was the captain responsible for ...