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Relic WWII ship returns home as museum vessel
A 328-foot WWII ship sailed into Mobile Alabama with 29 elderly veterans after a monthlong trans Atlantic voyage. The crew, mostly in their seventies, faced storms and mechanical issues. one man died after arriving. The vessel, built in 1942 and once used for D Day troop movements, will be turned into a memorial museum.
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Obile
Ala
Coast Guard
Normandy
Jim Edwards
Canton
Texas
Greece
Mediterranean
United States
Gibraltar
Robert Jorlin
Earlville