Invasion's First Phase Ends as Allied Forces Advance
Allied forces completed the first phase of the Normandy invasion securing a foothold and defeating local German reserves. About 150,000 troops faced 10 Nazi divisions along a 100 mile front from Le Havre to Cherbourg as they began phase two aimed at destroying German tactical reserves.
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le Havre
Cherbourg
Air Umbrella
Normandy
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France
Caen
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Liberation of Bayeux Heralds Allied Advance into France
Eyewitnesses describe joyous scenes in Bayeux France as Allied troops enter the town on the first day of liberation. Crowds cheer along the main rail line toward Paris while cafes reopen and headlines salute the French Tricolor raised anew on the town’s streets.
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Cherbourg
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Seine Bay
Shuttle-Bombing Expands Allies Reach To Paris Front
News dispatches describe a new dateline From a U S Air Base Somewhere in Russia signaling U S and Soviet cooperation. American Flying Fortresses and Russian fighters bomb targets from Italy to Romania as Fifth Army nears Rome and Lake Bracciano, with Eighth Army to the north facing tougher resistance. The Vatican says Rome remains neutral, while observers interpret Germany’s defense as disorganized delays.
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Eighth Army
Typhus Brought Under Control With Vaccine and DDT
Brig Gen Leon Fox said typhus has been removed from the U S soldier death list as a new vaccine and DDT to kill lice reduce the disease. Fruit crops rise with peaches up 150 percent and apples 50 percent larger than last year while citrus prospects improve per Williams Graffitt of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association.
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Leon Fox
U. S
Williams Grafitt
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Graffitt
Biak Island Mokmer airfield falls to MacArthur forces
American troops stormed and captured Mokmer airdrome on Biak Island on the 13th day of the Schouten Islands invasion. The Biak beachhead was established late May after repulsing a frontal attack, then attackers moved in behind enemy positions to seize the air field.
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Borokoe
Must Take Initiative in Postwar Industry
Donald Nelts urged the House postwar committee that war industries must chart their own postwar path as government should not mandate work for each firm. He backed government aid for planning but opposed direct government control, predicting a postwar expansion driven by private enterprise with minimal pump priming.
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Donald Nelts
House Postwar Committee
Foot Soldiers Pay Increase Brings Higher Infantry Pay
In response to a request from War Secretary Stimson, House Military Affairs Chairman May introduced a bill to raise pay for skilled infantrymen by five to ten dollars monthly. Expert badge holders would see a five dollar rise, combat badge holders ten dollars. The annual cost is projected at 55 to 71 million dollars. Stimson noted infantry casualties are the highest, with North Africa and Italy campaigns showing 70 percent of casualties from 19.6 percent of forces.
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Stimson
May
House Military Affairs Committee
Italy
Farm Machinery Restrictions Relaxed for Small Firms
War Production board announces unlimited production of farm machinery and repair parts by small manufacturers using surplus materials or AA-4 rated inputs. Eligible firms employ under 100 workers, with group 1 or West Coast limits. plants under 100 workers elsewhere may participate.
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War Production Board
Travel Ban Urged to Ease Transport Strain
Director J. M. Johnson of Defense Transportation asks immediate cancellation of all nonwar conventions and nonessential civilian travel to ease the increased loads on the nation’s transport network. An ODT spokesman says no plans to ration train and bus travel, but reserved space may be commandeered for casualty cases by army surgeon general orders.
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Defense Transportation
J. M. Johnson
ODT
Army
Air supremacy and air force roles in European war
In a Washington dispatch, a veteran reflects on Allied air power against Japan and Germany. He explains strategic and tactical bombing, island campaigns, and the Sicilian invasion, noting how air forces neutralized enemy bases, protected landings, and built reach across theaters, yielding Allied air superiority in Europe.
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Germany
Sicily
Pacific
Burma
New Guinea
Italy
Anzio
Luftwaffe
Hitler
Hair clipping replaces barber visits in Tokyo bureau
Bankhage reports from Domei that a Tokyo government bureau now clips hair among members rather than visiting barbers. China bans studying abroad to preserve manpower for victory. The armed forces receive a large weekly share of pork and beef. OPA expansion makes occupational drivers and small delivery trucks eligible for new passenger tires.
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Tokioovernment Bureau
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