Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 10, 2024 Share Posted October 10, 2024 (edited) While out patrolling for German submarines off the North Carolina coast during World War II, the British ship HMT Bedfordshire was torpedoed on May 11, 1942 . German U-boat 558 fired a torpedo that struck HMT Bedfordshire in a manner that caused the vessel to sink almost immediately. All 37 British Royal Navy sailors were killed. In the following days, the bodies of four sailors washed ashore on Ocracoke Island and were buried in local cemetery plots by residents. Every year, the National Park Service, the US Coast Guard, and the British Royal Navy have a ceremony at the site to honor the men who lost their lives in the attacks. https://www.nps.gov/places/000/ocracoke-british-cemetery.htm Edited October 10, 2024 by Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted October 10, 2024 Share Posted October 10, 2024 (edited) Edited October 10, 2024 by Sedalia Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted October 10, 2024 Share Posted October 10, 2024 very interesting read , id heard of it before on another site i frequent but had not thought of it in years , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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