Pilots Describe Initial Blow Over Northern France Coast
Two 1st Photo Reconnaissance pilots report Allied forces establishing beachheads in Normandy and advancing inland from 500 feet over burning towns. Lt. Col. C. A. Shoop and Maj. Norris Hartwell Jr. describe heavy naval and ground fire, widespread destruction, and no visible civilian presence in towns as bombardment begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Us.aa.f
France
C. A. Shoop
No. Oakhurst Drive
Beverly Hills
Calif
Norris Hartwell, Jr
20Th St
Cheyenne
Wyo
Shoop
Hartwell
Eisenhower Watches Show From Housetop
Supreme Headquarters reports General Eisenhower, observing the opening Western Front, stood on a northern France housetop. After inspecting parachute troops before their entry, he watched the vast air armadas sweep over the channel as Allied forces launched the invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Channel
Invasion Comes Two And A Half Years After Pearl Harbor
Washington reports the Allied invasion of Western Europe began two and a half years after the United States entered World War II following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. The date places the major offensive in a historical wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Western
Europe
Brit Girl Who Sent False Invasion Flash Is Forgiven
New York reports on Joan Ellis a 22 year old British teletype operator who sent a false invasion flash three days ago. Editors and editors abroad shared forgiving messages praising her for allegedly scooping the world as D day arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flash
New York
Joan Ellis
James P. Rosemond
Akron
Ohio
Beacon Journal
America
London
Mayfield
South Bend
Ind
Tribune
Indiana
Liberty Bell Rings as Invasion Starts
The Liberty Bell rang six times on an NBC broadcast to mark a wartime invasion start. The device bell was sounded to proclaim liberty across the land and return of liberty to the world as the invasion began. A Philadelphia dispatch notes the broadcast reached the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Eagan
NBC
United States
Fighters Describe Allied Landing Wave at Beachheads
U P reports first Allied fighter pilots who returned from over the beachheads observed infantrymen advancing on the Western Europe coast at about 7 a m European time. They noted a vast fleet offshore pounding enemy positions while warships and landing craft supported the assault. Major John L Locke and Colonel William H Curry described light early resistance and a steady stream of assault craft moving toward shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 8 S
Eng
U.P
Europe
John L. Locke
San Antonio
Texas
William H. Curry
Raleigh
N. C
Curry
Locke
Invasion Vessels Fill British Harbours in Mass
The War department said invasion craft thick in British harbors before the assault on Hitler's west wall covered water like iron scum. Britain’s coast was a vast marshaling network divided into camps near main roads, with forests concealing tents under trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Hitler
West Wall
War Department
Britain
Invasion Brings First Child Named Invasia in War Hour
In Dallas on June 6 as Allied invasion news broke, Invasia Mae Renfrow was born to Mr and Mrs Lester Renfrew. City Ambulance Driver Harry Goldberg and hospital staff were called at 2 25 am, with the mother naming the baby Invasia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Invasia Mae Renfrow
Europe
Harry Goldberg
W. J. Garrett
Lester Renfrew
Invasia
Paratroopers Strike Nazi Odds in Normandy Drop
American paratroopers and Dakota aircraft carried out the first Allied drop in Normandy before dawn Tuesday. Weather favored the mission as planes landed troops on targeted German airfields, communications centers, and supply dumps with minimal opposition and light casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Britain
Paul L. Williams
Sicily
Arthur T. Douglass
New Orleans
Maj
Howard W. Cannon
St. George
Utah
Cannon
Channel Islands
Yanks Readied for Invasion Amid Poker and Jazz Aboard LCT
On an assault craft in the English Channel June 7 the crew and troops prepare for the beach landing with Eisenhower's message read aloud. Combat nerves mix with poker games and radio jazz as M Sgt James Chrest recalls Cantigny while others light cigarettes and steel themselves for savage fighting ahead. Howard Whitman notes a vast armada and planes filling the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Adolf Hitler
Dwight Eisenhower
C. O
LCT
America
James Chrest
Hartford
Conn
Chrest
Cantigny
G. I
Salerno
Anzio
Howard Whitman
England
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Whitman
Veterans Return and Service Updates From Butte Area
Pvt Val H Carlow returns to Oceanside base after a nine day furlough visiting relatives. Sgt Raymond Garland visits his mother in Butte before reporting to Camp Lejeune for further duty. Jack P Sweeney promoted to staff sergeant at Cherry Point Marine air station. Pfc Patrick F McCauls graduated Camp Elliott and awaits combat unit assignment. Navy gunner's mate Sam Leeper, all state athlete, serves on a South Pacific destroyer. Gilbert Noel completes recruit training and enjoys 15 day leave with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val H. Carlow
E. H. Carlow
Stewart
Marine Corps
Oceanside
Calif
Butte
Sacred Heart Parochial School
Butte High School
Boys Central High School
A. C. M. Company
Raymond Garland
Marines
Irving Garland
Madison Street
Sgt
Garland
Pearl Harbor
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Jack P. Sweeney
John Sweeney
South
Idaho
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
Sgt. Sweeney
Montana State University
Marine Aircraft Wing
Butte High
Leeper
Great Lakes
Treasure Island
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Gilbert Noel
Navy
Farragut
Helen
Marie Noel
Aberdeen
Noel
Mail Clerks’ Union
Grace Guffey Seeks John Long In Bevier Mo Discovery
Mrs Grace Guffey of Bevier Missouri informed police Tuesday she wishes to contact John Long formerly from Prairie Hill Mo He is believed to reside in this city and authorities are aiding the search for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Guffey
Bevier, Mo
John Long
Prairie Hill
Two Are Enlisted by Marine Corps
Jack C. Harvey and Charles Albert Clark Jr. completed their enlistment Tuesday at the state Marine headquarters in Butte and departed for the San Diego base. Harvey, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Harvey, graduated from Butte High in 1942 and co captained the 1941 Butte football team. Clark, 20, of 2107 Silver Bow with wife and two children, formerly Missoula, has worked in mines the last year and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack C. Harvey
Charles Albert Clark, Jr
State Marine
Butte
San Diego
Harvey
Richard J. Harvey
South Washington
Butte High School
Ed McGarry
Charles Clark, Jr
Silver Bow Street
Missoula
Estate distribution and appraisers named by Judge Downey
Judge T. E. Downey signed an order distributing the estate of Napoleon H. LaGue to widow Margaret LaGue. Also named as appraisers in the estate of John J. Doidge are Mrs. Emily Ralph Mrs. Thelma Ralph and Orville Kager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Downey
Napoleon H. LaGue
Pete LaGue
Margaret LaGue
Emily Ralph
Thelma Ralph
Orville Kager
John J. Doidge
Downey
Stassen Campaign Opens Headquarters in Chicago
The Stassen presidential committee announces the opening of campaign headquarters in Chicago on June 6 to support Lt. Commander Harold E. Stassen as the Republican candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stassen Presidential Committee
Harold E. Stas
Republican convention opens headquarters at Hotel Sherman
The Republican Presidential nomination campaign opened convention headquarters Tuesday in the Hotel Sherman, signaling mobilization ahead of the party contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Sherman
Leather shortage redirects shoe makers to children’s shoes
Footwear producers are shifting capacity from men’s and women’s shoes to children’s shoes as leather supplies tighten. Some former adult shoe makers now dedicate part of their plants to child footwear to meet demand, though broader supply improvements will take time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Austin Bealmear
Eisenhower
Robert Richards
United Press
Bruce Mann
Ninth Air Force
Henry T. Gorrell
Dad
W. Park
Zemo
Patrick F. McCauls
Pat McCauls
South Gaylord
Marine Corps Infantry School
Camp Elliott
Pfc
McCauls
Sam Leeper
Joseph Leeper
Butte Man
Estate Distributed
Symons
DEPT
Leslie Hope
Lewisohn Bldg
Vermont Loan & Trust Co
Prudential Life Insurance Co
ANG
Ole Teenl Dees
Hes
Frank Bottling Works
Montana
The
International Shoe Company
Shays
ST. Louis, Missouri
RED Goose
MTN
En Shoes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!