▁Force ' s ▁follow - up ▁Force ▁" B ", ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁assignment ▁of ▁rein for cing ▁the ▁beach head s ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁belonged . ▁L ST - 2 8 8 ▁anch ored ▁approximately ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁yards ▁off ▁O ma ha ▁Beach ▁at ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁on ▁D - Day , ▁ 1 2 ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁initial ▁assault . ▁By ▁ 8 ▁June , ▁the ▁troops ▁and ▁vehicles ▁on ▁board ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁ship , ▁and ▁she ▁joined ▁a ▁con voy ▁returning ▁to ▁England . ▁During ▁the ▁four ▁weeks ▁following ▁the ▁invasion , ▁L ST - 2 8 8 ▁completed ▁seven ▁cross - channel ▁tri ps , ▁transport ing ▁ 1 , 5 3 4 ▁Al lied ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁and ▁ 6 2 7 ▁vehicles ▁to ▁France ▁while ▁returning ▁ 6 0 1 ▁cas ual ties ▁to ▁England . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁July ▁she ▁dis emb ark ed ▁men ▁and ▁material ▁at ▁Norm andy ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁time ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Fal mouth , ▁England . ▁ ▁Mediter rane an , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁she ▁depart ed ▁England ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Mediter rane an - bound ▁con voy , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁African ▁coast ▁at ▁B izer te ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁later . ▁After ▁a ▁three - day ▁stop over ▁at ▁the ▁Tun is ian ▁port ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July , ▁she ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Nap