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Omaha Beach. My Granddad was on the LST 56 on that day.
The Battle of Anzio in January of 1944 took place just 6 months before D-Day at Normandy. The Battle of Anzio was probably a rehearsal for Normandy because LST's were used to penetrate the beaches near Rome, Italy. An LST is a type of watercraft that can also travel on land.
Sunk by a Kamikaze aircraft which was flew from Clark Air Base, Philippine on 21st of Dec. 1944.
The allied forces had access to over 1213 warships over 200 auxiliaries and 3500 landing craft. This included LST (landing ship tank) LSI (landing ship infantry) and LSTR(landing ship tank rocket)
The 13 stars stand for the 13 colonies