The USS LST-325, a World War II–era Landing Ship, Tank, recently passed by our Fort Madison, Iowa live train camera. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/L6eG4ahJc_Q?si=7eE7d61jjF0sbzOc The ship was built in 1942 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and commissioned in early 1943. She played a vital role in the Allied invasions of Sicily, Salerno, and Normandy, carrying troops, vehicles, and supplies directly onto contested beaches. Decommissioned after the war, she was later recommissioned duri

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