Exercise Tiger tragedy remembered in service at Slapton (WW2, war, England)

[Baldrick]

I went down today to pay my respects. It's a place I know well as it's only an hours drive from me. I thought some of you might find this interesting.

BBC News - Exercise Tiger tragedy remembered in service at Slapton

A service has been held to remember hundreds of US servicemen who died off the coast of Devon during a World War II training exercise.
The event marks the anniversary of Exercise Tiger at Slapton Sands on 28 April 1944.
A total of 749 servicemen died when convoys training for the D-Day landings were attacked by German torpedo boats.
Two of the surviving veterans, now in their eighties, flew over from the United States to attend.

Also worth looking at on the subject:

'Slapton Sands: The Cover-up That Never Was'
Exercise Tiger : The Slapton Sands Sherman Tank Memorial Website | Welcome to the OFFICIAL TRIBUTE
BBC - WW2 People's War - 'The Forgotten Dead' : A Tragedy off the Devon Sands
BBC - WW2 People's War - A Most Unusual Evacuation

[Listener2307]

I was aware of that event, although I did not know it by that name.

It was very kind of you to remember....