Troops prepare for Exercise Tiger at Slapton Sands in England in April 1944.
D-Day training mission went horribly wrong —
Troops prepare for Exercise Tiger at Slapton Sands in England in April 1944.
Courtesy The U.S. National Archives
A new sonar image taken by Hydroid's REMUS 100 AUV shows the sunken LST 531.
D-Day training mission went horribly wrong —
A new sonar image taken by Hydroid's REMUS 100 AUV shows the sunken LST 531.
courtesy Hydroid, Inc.
These are the first high-definition sonar images taken of the sunken ships.
D-Day training mission went horribly wrong —
These are the first high-definition sonar images taken of the sunken ships.
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LST 289 was hit by a torpedo during Exercise Tiger. The ship eventually made it back to shore.
D-Day training mission went horribly wrong —
LST 289 was hit by a torpedo during Exercise Tiger. The ship eventually made it back to shore.
Courtesy The U.S. National Archives
"I could hear the German torpedo boats buzzing near us, but I couldn't see them," says James Brown, who was aboard LST 289.
D-Day training mission went horribly wrong —
"I could hear the German torpedo boats buzzing near us, but I couldn't see them," says James Brown, who was aboard LST 289.
Courtesy The U.S. National Archives
Louis Bolton poses with his wife, Wilma, before he was sent to England. Bolton was killed during Exercise Tiger.
D-Day training mission went horribly wrong —
Louis Bolton poses with his wife, Wilma, before he was sent to England. Bolton was killed during Exercise Tiger.
courtesy laurie bolton
Paul Gerolstein visits Utah Beach in 2009. He hadn't been back since 1944.
D-Day training mission went horribly wrong —
Paul Gerolstein visits Utah Beach in 2009. He hadn't been back since 1944.
courtesy Paul Gerolstein Jr
LST 507 sank after being hit by a German torpedo.
D-Day training mission went horribly wrong —
LST 507 sank after being hit by a German torpedo.
courtesy Laurie Bolton
"This is sacred ground," says Laurie Bolton, whose uncle, Louis, was killed during Exercise Tiger. She believes Bolton's remains rest at the bottom of the English Channel.
D-Day training mission went horribly wrong —
"This is sacred ground," says Laurie Bolton, whose uncle, Louis, was killed during Exercise Tiger. She believes Bolton's remains rest at the bottom of the English Channel.
courtesy Hydroid, Inc.