Perkins Township in Sandusky in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ohio LST/AMPHIBS Association

Photographed By Denise Boose, September 19, 2022

1. Ohio LST/AMPHIBS Association Marker

Inscription.
This Memorial is dedicated September 20, 1997, by the Ohio LST/Amphib Association in honor of all Navy and Coast Guard personnel who sailed LST's to assault beaches in WWII - Korea - Vietnam - Desert Storm plus peace time duty. This Memorial is also to the Marine, Army and Air Force personnel, who with their equipment were delivered by these LST's to their D-Day Invasions. There were 1051 Landing Ship Tanks built and in commission from 1942 thru 1995.

Erected 1997 by Ohio LST/AMPHIBS Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 41° 25.243′ N, 82° 40.874′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. It is in Perkins Township. Memorial can be reached from East Strub Road (County Road 7) west of Milan Road (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling west. The marker is located in front of the VA Museum I.F. Mack Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3416 Columbus Ave, Sandusky OH 44870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ohio Veterans Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Boots On The Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker

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also named Ohio Veterans Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio Veterans Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio Veterans Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Pavilion (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio Veterans Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.

Photographed By Denise Boose, September 19, 2022

2. Ohio LST/AMPHIBS Association Marker

Photographed By Denise Boose

3. LST/AMPHIBS

Military Museum at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky image. Click for more information.

via Ohio Department of Veterans Services, unknown

4. Military Museum at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky

Ohio Department of Veterans Services website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2023, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 81 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2023, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 4. submitted on February 10, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.