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| Subject: D-Day Flotilla - Underway time |
Author: Jim Craven
Date: 8/20/2011 9:52 am CDT
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Good Morning,
The 'D-Day Flotilla' and a few other models will be underway for Branson by 0700 Hrs on Sunday (21 Aug). The LSD will be towing some Rhino Rafts as will the LST's. IT will be a loose formation since there is only five large ships and numerious "small boys" making the trip. For those who will be viewing the ships you nee to remember some of these units are fresh off the fitting out docks and this voyage will act as sea trails for all of them. Shipyard repairs and finishing will be accomplished after arrival in Branson.
Several units will make a high speed trial to Evansville and back on Thursday. (The measuem wants to have a peak at the ships and will consider a static display at a later date.
Weather will be a slight mix of sun with rain and winds for the entire transit. The cruise will take 2 1/2 days due to the ships manning levels. There is but one pilot and helmsman for the entire transit. A brief stop each night will allow him to get some sleep.
Tuesday morning I shall stop in Joplin and deliver about 50 pounds of baby foods and some childrens clothes for the local food bank to use as needed. By all reports the city is working hard at repairs from the toranodos that ripped through the town.
My other stops for rest will be in Eastern New Mexico and Tulsa, OK before slipping through Joplin. After that brief stop it is on to Springfield to pick up a WWII LST'er and then finally on to Branson.
I am looking forward to this convention. Maybe I'll even see some of my old shimates from the 4 LST's (1157, 1185, 1183 & 1187) I served upon.
Travel Safely,
JIM
(Sorry-no spell checker this time) |
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D-Day Flotilla - Underway time |
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Jim Craven |
8/20/2011 9:52 am CDT |
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8/20/2011 2:27 pm CDT |
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Jim Craven |
8/20/2011 3:01 pm CDT |
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8/23/2011 10:45 am CDT |
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On May 21, 2005 a monument was unveiled in Seneca, Illinois, dedicated to all the workers, who built 157 LSTs at the Seneca “Prairie Shipyard” as well as all those who served on any LST during World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam. The monument contains seals of the US Navy, the US Coast Guard, the British LST Association, and the sponsoring organization, the Illinois LST Association.
The monument contains a sculpture of an LST on top of the gray marble center section. On the two flanking black marble sections are etchings of an LST being launched, an LST beached and unloading its cargo of tanks, and a woman shipyard welder. On the sides of the black sections all 157 LSTs constructed at Seneca are listed The monument stands in Crotty Park in Seneca, on property adjacent to the old Chicago Bridge and Iron shipyard.
Approximately 500 people from all over the country and Great Britain attended the dedication. After the dedication, approximately 200 of those in attendance gathered together for a catered lunch.
About 27,000 people worked at the shipyard during World War II. A number of those and/or their descendants attended the ceremony. They are rightly proud of their contribution to the war effort, as is the city of Seneca, Illinois, the home of the “Prairie Shipyard”.
During World War
2 there were 1051 LST's (Landing Ship Tank) built to carry
troops and supplies to American and Allied troops fighting
in Europe and the Pacific theaters. When WW2 ended most of
the LST's were scrapped, modified, or given to Navies of
other countries. Some remained in service and saw action in
Korea, Viet Nam, and even the Cuban Blockade.
A few WW2 type
LST's remain in service today, but not in the USA.
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