His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from the shores of Europe ... a vessel designed for oil work that got the US Navy's attention for its effectiveness ...
Military honors for WWII veteran, Gilbert Nadeau, 98, were on Monday. The WWII Navy veteran survived kamikaze attacks in the ...
isolated Filipino naval outpost ever since. After World War II, with the advent of super-sized, integrated amphibious shipping, the utilitarian LST-type landing craft was de-emphasized.