Eisenhower urges European patriots to stay ready for signal
General Dwight D. Eisenhower broadcasts a call to millions of underground fighters across western Europe to remain disciplined and prepared for the moment to rise as Allied forces land in France. He stresses patience, obedience to leaders, and unity with Allies as the liberation campaign begins.
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London
U.P
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Europe
France
Eisenhower
Western
United Press
Supreme Allied Command
United Nations
French Empire
Gerken Promoted to Captain in Fifteenth Army Air Force
Gilbert W. Gerken of 1515 Pierce Street earns captaincy after 62 combat missions and three enemy aircraft kills as a P-47 pilot. He began in infantry 1940, served Fort Sam Houston, then joined Army Air Forces with multiple air victories over Sardinia Sicily and Austria. He holds the Air Medal with 15 Oak Leaf Clusters.
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Gilbert W. Gerken
Pierce Street
Fifteenth Army Air Force
Italy
Gerken
Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Army Air Forces
Foster Field
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Sardinia
Sicily
Nation Turns To Prayers As Invasion News Breaks
Americans across cities towns and farms paused to pray as news of the invasion spread. Roosevelt blessed the fighting men while workers and civilians kept their jobs yet felt a quiet, anxious hope. In Los Angeles and New York reactions varied from quiet reading to brisk newspaper sales.
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Joseph L. Myler
United Press
Europe
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Washington
Douglas
Lockheed
Los Angeles
West Coast
New York
Brother Declares Dwight Never Began What He Couldn't Finish
Tacoma attorney FE. N. Eisenhower, brother of the Allied invasion commander, said he was certain of the invasion's success because Dwight never undertook anything he couldn't finish. He stated, I am as certain of success as I am of anything.
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Brother
Dwight
Tacoma
Wash
FE. N. Eisenhower
Marian Martin Pattern 9216 for Summer Sundress
Pattern 9216 offers a slim sundress with a matching bolero in sizes 12 through 44. The ad notes size 16 uses 3 yards 35 inches of fabric with contrast and requests sixteen cents in coins to Amarillo News Pattern Dept. 5, 232 West 18th Street New York.
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Marian Martin
Amarillo News
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N. Y
Paratroopers Reported Dropping Into Occupied Europe
NBC correspondent Wright Bryan described the first paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines on D Day. He flew in the plane Sweety with others heading toward Europe and cited guard periods before takeoff. General Eisenhower visited the airborne troops that afternoon, signing autographs and greeting the soldiers.
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Wright Bryan
NBC
Europe
Sweety
Bryan
England
Atlanta
Eisenhower
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