Title:
U.S.S. LST-171 Ship's History
Object ID:
2017.091.01
Object Name:
Narrative
Scope & Content:
A ten-page history of LST-171's service during World War II typed by an unidentified member of the ship's crew, likely an officer. Following a quote of praise for LST crews, the history opens with the ship's arrival in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea in November of 1943. The narrative recounts the ship's activities and landings from that point to its eventual return to the United States in December of 1945.
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