In author Stephen C. Stripe's new historic book "Pacific LST 791: A Gallant Ship and Her Hardworking Coast Guard Crew at the Invasion of Okinawa" (published by iUniverse), readers are transported back ...

After his ship landed on Omaha Beach at Normandy, sailor Paul Grambsch carefully lowered a tattered American flag to the deck. He rolled up the soiled fabric and tucked it into a sea bag that would be ...

DECATUR, Alabama – Sometimes the memories wake Clifford Wilford in the night. He remembers the beach in Normandy. The airplanes overhead. The throngs of soldiers, some moving, others still and ...

World War II was high adventure for Henry Klein. He was a 17-year-old sailor who had learned how to cook at Luby's Cafeteria in downtown Lubbock, and he was tall. He remembers that he was, in fact, ...

ALTON — The last operating World War II LST, or Landing Ship Tank, will remain docked on the Alton riverfront until Monday, giving people a chance for an up-close view of history. LST 325 (the U.S.