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\nLST 393 seen in full camouflage paint in 1945.<\/p>\n
\nLST 393 seen in full camouflage paint in 1945.<\/p>\n
Not to be out done by Sergeant Rumsby and the dog tags, UpNorth sends us a link to a WWII memorial site and museum, the ex-USS Muskegon, LST-393. She is one of two remaining tank landing ships, and saw action in the European Theater during WWII. There she participated in the landing at the Sicily; the Salerno landings; and the Invasion of Normandy. She won three battles stars for those missions.<\/p>\n
While open for visitors last weekend, a valor thief was among the tourists. From UpNorth’s link:<\/p>\n
by Bob Brenzing<\/strong><\/p>\n MUSKEGON, Mich. – A man allegedly stole several artifacts from a veterans museum over the weekend.<\/p>\n Someone stole a number of hats, buttons, medals and other items that were on display at the USS LST 393 Veterans Museum in Muskegon. Staff at the museum believes they were taken on Saturday, August 3rd.<\/p>\n Museum manager Ike Villalpando first noticed something was wrong when he came in for work on Monday. He first noticed items missing from the museum’s Margaret Tolar exhibit. A hat, multiple medals and a hat were taken from her area.<\/p>\n \u201cTo the family that donated this, its priceless. Its priceless,” Villalpando says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n