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On 7 June 1944 The 4th Inf Div's 4th Medical Battalion put the wounded men listed below on a LCVP. These 19 men left Utah Beach towards ships that would take them to Hospitals in England. This LCVP hit a mine in the Bay of Seine. Some were found days and weeks later and buried at sea. Others were never found and two men were found all the way across the Bay and buried by the Germans. Each IDPF is here as well, just click on the ASN.
Here is a link with a map and timeline.
Name	Rank	ASN	Division	Regiment	Company	Cemetery Name	Date of Casualty	Location of Death
Holloman, Wallace S.	Corporal	6968562	101st Abn Div	501st Prcht Inf	Co I	FOD	6/7/1944	Suffered a broken leg on DZ, evacuated to beach, never seen again
Hickson, Robert W.	Private	11047676	101st Abn Div	502nd Prcht Inf	Co B	St. Andre	6/10/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Hester, Robert G.	Private	14068577	101st Abn Div	502nd Prcht Inf	Co B	St. Andre	6/10/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Bucior, Bernard G.	First Lieutenant	0-1294972	101st Abn Div	502nd Prcht Inf	Co C	FOD	6/6/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK., treated on Utah Beach by 4th ID Medical.
Lesko, John P.	Private First Class	13048930	101st Abn Div	502nd Prcht Inf	Hq & Hq Co	FOD	6/6/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Hudak, Joseph B.	Private	33423375	101st Abn Div	502nd Prcht Inf	Hq & Hq Co	FOD	6/6/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK, treated on Utah Beach at Battalion Aid Station, shot in left leg and right foot
Evers, Lloyd M.	Second Lieutenant	0-1293739	101st Abn Div	502nd Prcht Inf	Hq & Hq Co	Brookwood	6/7/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Jesper, Robert E.	Private	32804484	101st Abn Div	502nd Prcht Inf	Hq & Hq Co	FOD	6/6/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK., treated seen on Utah Beach at Batallion Aid Station, shot in chest.
Smith, R.V.	Private	20402383	101st Abn Div	502nd Prcht Inf	Hq Co 3rd Bn	FOD	6/7/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK., ankle injury, treated on Utah Beach by 4th ID Medical.
Harper, James T.	Private First Class	35671355	4th Inf Div	22nd Inf	Co L	FOD	6/6/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Antoszewski, Richard I.	Private First Class	36715624	4th Inf Div	8th Inf	Co A	FOD	6/7/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Carriker, Edward T.	Staff Sergeant	6972535	4th Inf Div	8th Inf	Co H	FOD	7/15/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Ashenfelter, Edgar J.	Private	35614631	82nd Abn Div	325th Gli Inf	Co G	FOD	6/7/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Sokol, Sylvester F.	Private	33365213	82nd Abn Div	507th Prcht Inf	Hq Co 3rd Bn	FOD	6/6/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.treated on Utah Beach at Batallion Aid Station, shot in left leg and right foot
O'Rourke, James W.	Technician 5th Grade	32370027	82nd Abn Div	507th Prcht Inf	Med Det	FOD	6/7/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK., ankle injury, treated on Utah Beach by 4th ID Medical.
Wheeler, Jack R.	Private First Class	34475431	82nd Abn Div	508th Prcht Inf	Co G	FOD	7/7/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Langston, William L.	Private First Class	18086596	90th Inf Div	359th Inf	Co A	FOD	6/6/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Sanders, Raymond C.	Private First Class	37107418	90th Inf Div	359th Inf	Co B	FOD	6/7/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.
Hoke, James T.	Private First Class	38094200	90th Inf Div	359th Inf	Co M	FOD	6/6/1944	LCVP hit a mine while being transported back to the UK.

These are from Morning Reports, Payroll Records and Weekly Burial Reports. These are from Military Records, not first hand accounts or from any other reports.

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