To: nanetteclaret
I was told there was a John Culpepper on the Mayflower.
My Dad was a 22 year old LT (j.g.) in command of U.S. LCT 457 on UTAH Beach.
He had bulldozers and TNT on his boat. He and his boat were on the way to the Pacific when the war ended.
39 posted on
05/30/2007 2:58:01 PM PDT by
real saxophonist
(The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal. -USMC bandsman in Iraq)
To: real saxophonist
The LCT, or Landing Craft, Tank is about 110 feet long, and they were often carried aboard LSTs, Landing Ship, Tank just to get to their theatre of operations:
41 posted on
05/30/2007 3:11:27 PM PDT by
real saxophonist
(The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal. -USMC bandsman in Iraq)
To: real saxophonist
The LCT, or Landing Craft, Tank is about 110 feet long, and they were often carried aboard LSTs, Landing Ship, Tank just to get to their theatre of operations:
That's what I meant to say.
42 posted on
05/30/2007 3:13:38 PM PDT by
real saxophonist
(The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal. -USMC bandsman in Iraq)
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