Sometime after the landing
at Normandy the 282 was delivering cargo to the "Rhino" docks when a military
photographer, who was on board, snapped a photo of the unloading.
He used a carrier pigeon to return the film to England. Unfortunately
instead of flying west to England the bird got confused and flew east to
Germany. The pigeon soon arrived in Germany exhausted, and the film
was captured. On June 28, the photo was published in a German newspaper.
The article apparently said that soon after the photo was taken the "barge"
was sunk. That was pure hype, but prophetic, as the LST 282 was sunk
about two months later.
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From Sheldon: If anyone has
a diary, story, or remembrance of any of the shipmates of the 282 that
they would like to share I would love to make a spot here for them.
Please contact us!
