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USS ''LST-345'' was a of the United States Navy during World War II. ==History== ''LST-345'' was laid down on 17 October 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; launched on 15 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. John B. Brown; and commissioned on 21 January 1943. ''LST-345'' departed US shores for northern Africa on 1 May 1943. During World War II, ''LST-345'' was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations: * Sicilian occupation — July 1943 * Salerno landings — September 1943 * Invasion of Normandy — June 1944 While operating out of Bizerte, Tunisia, LST-345 was exposed to German air raids every night for three months. Sailing to Britain from the Mediterranean, ''LST-345'' encountered a Nazi Wolf pack in the Atlantic. ''LST-345'' made 56 cross-channel voyages between Britain and France in support of the Allied offensive in Europe. Decommissioned on 5 December 1945 and struck from the Naval Register on 3 January 1946, she was sold on 23 March 1948 to the Ships & Power Equipment Co. of Barber, New Jersey for scrap. ''LST-345'' earned three battle stars for World War II service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS LST-345」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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