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A Foreign Field that is Forever Changed

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In Ocracoke, North Carolina, a small plot of land exists comprised of four graves surrounded by a white picket fence. This small cemetery is actually owned by the British government and is home to four sailors from the antisubmarine ship the HMS Bedforshire which was sunk by a German U-Boat off of the coast of NC in 1942 This article originally appeared in the Fall 2008 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine.

Available now at: http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/collateral/articles/F08.a.foreign.field.that.is.forever.changed.pdf

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  • 20th Century
  • Places
  • World War II

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Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, High School, College

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Grade: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
English/Language Arts 1, 4, 3, 2 2, 1, 4, 3 5, 2, 4 2, 4, 5 5, 4, 2 4, 2, 5
Information Skills 3, 2, 1 2, 1 3 1, 2, 3 3, 2, 1 3, 2, 1 3, 2, 1 1, 2, 3 2, 1, 3
Social Studies 6 10

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Ocracoke HMS Bedfordshire