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Attack Transport: USS Charles Carroll in World War II

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The story of the "Lucky Chuck," which earned six battle stars during WWII

In November 1942, the amphibious transport ship USS Charles Carroll carried troops from Norfolk to invade North Africa. In 1945 it was transferred to the Pacific for the invasion of Okinawa. In between, the "Lucky Chuck," as the ship was fondly known, participated in the invasions of Sicily, Salerno, Normandy, and southern France.

Kenneth Goldman's father, Lt. Robert W. Goldman, USNR, was aboard ship for five of her six...