May 31, 1940
May 31, 1940May 31, 1940The Henrietta reached Dunkirk again early on the last day of May, beginning their third day assisting with the evacuation. The growing light of dawn poured over the long stretches of sand dunes that dipped into gently shelving beaches. It was such a desolate, eerie place, made more so by the ruins of war scattered on the sand.
HenriettaA dark line of men formed along the pale shores as they waited to take their chance at reaching the motorboats and other craft that were able to get closer to the beach than the destroyers and sloops. The burned-out remains of a paddle steamer named the Crested Eagle served as a fresh reminder of the dangers everyone faced.
Crested EagleA new wreck had joined the Crested Eagle since the last time they’d been there. It
