By Nathan Miller

Ken Rupp joins the program to discuss the museum ship LST-325. She is the last sailing LST in the world and makes annual cruises on the rivers of the United States.

Rupp, a retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant, has volunteered on LST-325 for five years and is currently serving as the Cruise Director. He also works in the Engine Department and as an EMT while underway.

Download Sea Control 484 – LST-325: From Normandy to Indiana with Ken Rupp

Links

1. USS LST-325 Ship Memorial Website.
2. Bringing Back a Hero, by Robert D. Jornlin, Jornlin Farm, 2014.

Nathan Miller is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast, and edited and produced this episode. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.