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.

ALTON — The USS LST (Landing Ship Tank) will make a stop in Alton at the Port of Alton at Riverfront Park starting Thursday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The USS LST is a WWII tank landing ship ...

Two Beaver County residents lost their lives 81 years ago in a German minefield explosion that killed hundreds of soldiers aboard LST-422. PFC Peter Dudenich of Ambridge and PVT William Patrick Nairn ...

Philip Dvorak of Davenport is a retired Army aviator whose uncle served in World War II in Italy and North Africa. He was one of many veterans and other visitors Tuesday to brave the heat and tour the ...

OAKWOOD, Ill. -- The last time Bruce Voges set sail on a World War II ship, it was to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The next time, it will be go up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The "landing ship tank, ...

LST-325, the last operational LST (Landing Ship, Tanks) from World War II, will sail into Alton for five days beginning Sept. 18. When the Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, it ...

As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with naval and air support to land behind German lines at Anzio and to cut off ...

OAKWOOD, Ill. (AP) -- The last time Bruce Voges set sail on a World War II ship, it was to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The next time, it will be go up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The "landing ship ...