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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
2
In a Cedar Rapids piece the writer weighs the invasion news with measured restraint. He notes the calm before the storm and urges readers to stay at their posts and endure the strain as Allied landings in France unfold. The essay praises radio commentators who keep morale while warning against sensational speculation.
James C McGlincy recounts an Acme News photographer Bert Brandt describing the first assault waves on the Normandy beaches. He details heavy German fire, crumbling defenses as tanks and engineers push inland, and soldiers seeking cover amid burning hulls and floating wreckage.
War bulletins report an entire Allied airborne division has landed on the western coast of the Normandy peninsula. Fire and demolitions described over the Cherbourg peninsula suggest German withdrawal preparations. An unconfirmed Milan report cites a large Allied fleet off Genoa and a possible ligurian coast landing hourly.
A combined American British fleet dominated invasion routes across the English Channel on Wednesday. Admiral Ramsay reported 100 percent success with minimal losses, while President Roosevelt cited two American destroyers and one LST sunk. Notables included Kirk on Augusta and Deyo on Tuscaloosa, with Nevada, Texas, Arkansas and British ships in action.
The War Department disclosed that Maj. Gen Henry J F Miller, commander of the Ninth Air Force Service Command in Britain since 1943, was demoted for violating security rules by telling guests at a cocktail party two months before June 13 that the invasion would occur. He has been reduced to lieutenant colonel. his current assignment in the United States was not released. Miller was born Sept 10 1890 in New Jersey and is a West Point graduate.
Reports from Ankara on Tuesday circulated of an Allied landing in the Peloponnesus with no official confirmation. Quarters said it could be true now or shortly as the region is a possible stepping stone to the Balkans.
Residents from Christian, Jewish and other faiths filled churches citywide in Cedar Rapids for a D-Day memorial service. Louise Lux notes the united turnout, the somber mood, and shared prayers as war in Europe entered its fiercest phase.
Staff Sgt Norman C Krapf a 20 year old radio operator and waist gunner on a Liberator bomber is missing in action over Germany as of May 19 the war department informed his parents Mr and Mrs Carl E Krapf route 3 The May 19 mission involved around 1500 U S heavy bombers and fighters attacking Berlin and Brunswick resulting in 125 Nazi interceptors shot down Krapf a Franklin High School graduate attended Coe College and Chicago Technical College enlisted December 7 1942 trained at St Petersburg Florida Chicago and Tyndall Field Florida overseas since early March last letter dated May 14
Cedar Rapids leaders urge Linn county residents to back the invasion by investing every spare cent in war bonds as the fifth war loan drive opens next Monday. Quotas total 10,025,000 dollars with 2,860,800 for E bonds, emphasized by co-chairmen Perrine and Hearn who call for 100 percent participation.
War correspondent William Stoneman describes the D Day assault off France at dawn with landing craft in the sea, paratroops, German anti aircraft fire, RAF blockbusters, and big guns hammering the coast as American troops press the invasion amid smoke and combat noise.
Lt James Crawley of Springfield Illinois piloted a C-47 over the Allied beachhead in France Tuesday evening. American soldiers rested along the roads awaiting chow as craters in the area appeared deep and spaced under a thousand feet. No enemy planes or flak were seen.
The Associated Press notes pronunciation guidance for several French places from the invasion fighting. Seine is Sehn and Cherbourg is Shair-boor. Caen is Kahn nasal, Le Havre Le Ahvr, Calais Kah-lay, Rouen Roo-ahn nasal.
Allied forces push inland in France near Caen after clearing landing beaches on the Cherbourg peninsula. Airborne drops, sea landings, and rapid river bridges aid progress amid heavy fighting and cautious reports from headquarters and press observers.
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