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LSTs: Evacuating the Wounded at Normandy

LSTs of WWII and their role as designated casualty ships at Normandy

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Far From Home for Christmas

This post first appeared on WWII historical fiction author Gail Kittleson's blog (11/29/2018) With the start of December comes planning...

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Recollections of WWII Blog

Often times, you come across a blog that you really connect with, purely by accident. So was the case when I chanced upon Recollections...

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Salerno: Another Dunkirk?

What was really happening on the beaches of Salerno in Italy 75 years ago today? With the release of the movie Dunkirk in 2017, it...

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DDay June 6, 1944

This map shows the USS LST-388's path to Omaha Beach 74 years ago today. Here is what Robert von der Osten had to say about the troops...

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The Never-Ending Project

During World War II, Robert von der Osten kept journals from his time in boot camp to the invasions of Sicily, Salerno and Normandy. In...