Allies Invasion of France Becomes Front Page News
The Daily Sun in Goose Creek reports on June 6 1944 that two beachheads were established in France and Allied forces pushed into territory. Local reaction included church services bells at Cedar Bayou Methodist and a fire truck broadcast. T-Sgt Sam C Sjolander was reported missing in action.
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France
Daily Sun
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Goose Creek
Baytown
Europe
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Goose Creek Water Tower
Tri-Cities
Humble Oil and Refining Company
F. A. Royder
Sam Y. Stolander
Cedar Bayou
War Department
Sam C. Sjolander
Asiatic
Sjolander
Battleship Texas marked by D-Day events and veterans ceremony
The Battleship Texas hosts a D-Day commemoration with the Houston Wing Commemorative Air Force and other groups. A Legion of Honor award to six WWII veterans will be given by France’s consul general. Off ship, a vintage vehicle encampment, a pop-up museum, and 1940s entertainment accompany free public events.
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Navy
Samuel J. Cox
Naval History and Heritage Command
Washington, D.C
Houston Wing
Commemorative Air Force
Patriot Guard Riders
Jazz Connection
Airsports
U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
Cub Scout Pack
Flaming Arrow
Sam Houston Area Council
Ciation
Texas
France
Alexis Andres
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Houston Maritime Museum
Maria Thorne
Clayton D. Baird
Battleship Texas Foundation
Sev
Band of Brothers
Omaha Beach
Clos
D Day memories from a Maine survivor at Normandy
Shay, a Penobscot from Indian Island Maine, reflects on D Day June 6 1944. He recalls sea sickness heavy gear and nets, landing in water chest high, and rescuing wounded under German fire. He earned the Silver Star and survived to see the graves at Normandy, believing the effort was worth stopping Nazi tyranny.
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Indian Island
Maine
Shay
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Hitler
Paris
Normandy
Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Fox Company
16Th Infantry
1St Infantry Division
F Company
Edward Morczewicz
Trump remarks on Vietnam deferments and D-Day visit in UK
Trump said he never supported the Vietnam War while noting deferments he received for bone spurs. He defended defense spending and described a rapid military rebuild. In the UK he attended a royal welcome and a D-Day 75th anniversary ceremony with Queen Elizabeth II, veterans, and Merkel, then traveled to Ireland for Varadkar meeting.
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Germany
U.S
Shay
New York
England
Vietnam
Trump
United Kingdom
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
Churchill War Rooms
Normandy
France
Europe
Nazi Germany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Melania Trump
Emony
Portsmouth
Angela Merkel
Ireland
Leo Varadkar
Doonbeg
Merkel
Libya
West Africa
White House
Sarah Sanders
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Sea of Japan
Congress
America
Genevine Maldonado
Les Braves
Cherbourg
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
San Jacinto Battleground
San Jacinto Monument
Independence Parkway
la Porte
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