Germans on Run Up Italian Coast
Allied forces pushed within 15 miles of Siena and 35 road miles from Livorno as Piombino port fell to the Allies. German resistance remained spotty along the coast while 60 ton Tiger tanks supported delaying actions. Fifth Army reports 24,000 prisoners since the start of the offensive.
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Siena
Florence
Piombino
France
Eighth Army
Lake Trasimeno
Rome-Pisa
Livorno
Leghorn
Italy
Rocca D’orcia
Montieri
Massa Maritima
Fifth Army
Chiusi
Castiglione
Pisa
Rimini
Sid Feder
Associated Press
U S Fighter Pilots Down 24 Planes In Busy Europe Day
At European air bases on June 26 American air forces claimed 24 enemy planes shot down in the air and four destroyed on the ground. Maj John D Landers led a Lightning squadron into combat and downed four German fighters amid heavy opposition. Other pilots credited with aerial kills included Lt Col C Wilson and Lt Col Roy A Webb Jr with one plane apiece, while Clive Hatfield Jr and Capt John C Ford shared a single air victory.
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Europe
John D. Landers
Joshua
Johnson County
Tex
Major Landers
Col
C. Wilson
West Point
Fayette County
Roy A. Webb, Jr
North Summerville Street
Pampa
Clive Hatfield, Jr
Sherman, Tex
John C. Ford
Charleston, Ark
New Mexico Democrats Back Roosevelt Fourth Term
The New Mexico State Democratic Convention voted to back a fourth term for President Roosevelt and chose Governor John J. Dempsey as national Democratic Committeeman. The convention also noted Goodyear’s claim of ten million synthetic rubber tires already produced at 96 percent quality of natural rubber.
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New Mexico
Democratic Convention
Roosevelt
John J. Dempsey
Robert S. Wilson
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
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