European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. November 17, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 visitors vie a Sherman Lank thai wus recovered torn in Waif is of Sands England to years Afler the disa Ler in which hundreds of americans were killed. Service honors gis killed in a Day rehearsal _ _,-., _ i n Ihn a priv in Lynnr it i944"iirTls. In Colorado and mounted on a Bould Islai ton Sands. England Al with tears tributes Anil a bugler playing laps the United Stales and Britain on sunday finally honoured More Chiin 750 american soldiers killed in a rehearsal for 1 he 3-Day landings in world War ii. A crowd estimated by police Al 300 prayed for inc soldiers and sailors who perished off the Devon coast in South we England on what Cam 10 to known As the n High t of the bloody in driving rain and overlooking the slate Gray English Channel where the men died rep. Beverly Byron a Mary land Democrat and he by pc Miquel chairman of the local South hams District Council pulled an american Flag off a plaque commemorating inc deaths May these men rest in the knowledge that the lessons in this tragedy added in the a Iliin of the allies to carry out Ifie successful invasion of nor Mandy n june i 1944," it rends for Ken Small a local Guesthouse owner it was the end of a 16-year Battle in got some official recognition for the men who Losi their lives april 28, 1944, when exercise Tiger turned into a real Hankal inc end of the 4p-Minue ceremony his eyes brimming with tears inc former Royal air Force Corporal placed a Wreath of poppies at the base of inc plaque cast rep. Drun. Pm. Unveils i i memorial to americans to incl their lives in Kerr Iii tis in april 3k, 1144. I Boulder of Devon Granite. He Wai unable to speak. I gave 16 years. These Young men gave their lives. May they forever rest in peace said inc Handwritten card from Small on the or Cash. He placed a second Wreath on the nearby american Mark v Sherman tank which Sank during inc cd Erie and which he recovered in i9s4 As his per Sonal memorial to the men. Exercise Tiger started As a mock As Sault on Slapton Beach by 30.000 american troops tin it turned into a real Battle when nine German a boats torpedoed three amphibious Landing Craft. Hundreds were trapped and killed on the Landing Craft. Others died when some americans opened fire on their own boats thinking they were German and hundreds were found the a Cal no Irving floating upside Down in he water be cause they had put i hair Mae West life vests around their waists instead of under i hair arms. I. Ien Ronald i. Walls commander of the army s Vii corps in slut lean said those who died in exc cow Tifer helped ensure that final victry which brought Charles b. Macon null. Relin a Deputy chief historian of the . Arm who researched the exercise snid Salil i he believes the death Lull was w 7-19 soldiers a net in 7 seamen. For Mann Rubin liar nil Parnu in i. Who Hilo Vejin nearho i la Mouth since \ k 2. I .ami1 in scars Here sigh no fast la. it it every1 Panl 2s. I us Impi there s if Fol Mihin .11 is i i m ver Humble Junul i lie Thule i. Siiit.1. Retired army set rail and arc 1 is. Of Chii air ii. he an Lin k part in l Erise 1 Ler. Lull to , 1 1 jul c wave and Luln i land Oul Ghoul Ilie us lies until after Ilav
