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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. military is working on a new effort to identify the remains of service members killed in the infamous World War ...

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 ...

It is dedicated to honoring all 421,000 fallen Americans from World War II ... LST-422 into a German minefield, where a mine detonated the landing craft’s flammable cargo. The ship was carrying ...