Brothers in Arms Virtual Cache
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Virtual cache set up on Memorial Day 2003, seemed fitting to honor those who helped defend our shore.
In the early part of World War II, German U-boats operated at will off the coast of North Carolina. Operation Drum-beat , or "Paukenschlag" took a heavy toll on Allied shipping. The HMS Bedfordshire was one of 24 British trawlers that ran anti-submarine patrols off the US coast in WWII. The HMS Bedfordshire was stationed out of Morehead City, NC. While on patrol the night of May 11, 1942, she was torpedoed and sunk by the U-558 about 40 miles east of Cape Lookout. All 37 crewmen aboard were lost. Four bodies were recovered on May 14 1942, two from the surf on Ocracoke, and two more found at sea. These men rest in a British Cemetery on Ocracoke Island. To get credit for your visit, please email me the name of the flag that flies over the cemetery, and what group maintains the grounds.
Please be discrete and respectful to those who died protecting our freedom.
A similar site can be found at N35°14.898', W075° 31.998'
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