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The last operational World War II Landing Ship Tank makes a stop in the Ohio River

NPR

By Tim Jagielo

Published October 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM CDT

The last of the ships that some credit with winning World War II for the Allies has plowed through the waters of the Midwest, where people got a chance to visit it.

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