Allied Armies Land In Normandy On Broad Front
Allied armies opened a Normandy invasion on a broad front with strong air and sea support. Caen and key bridges were seized as 4000 ships and thousands of landing craft ferried American British and Canadian troops under 11000 Allied aircraft. Churchill hailed the operation as a historic achievement and warned of heavy fighting to come as Germans concentrated forces inland toward Rouen.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
France
Churchill
Caen
England
Cherbourg
le Havre
Rouen
Commons
Dwight D. Eisenhower
King George
Cheering
French Coast Closeups
The west coast of France runs along a varied shoreline. Four major coast types face Allied troops trained in Britain, shaping invasion planning and coastal defense.
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France
Britain
General Asks Men to End Axis Tyranny
Eisenhower issues an order of the day to invasion troops urging a great crusade to destroy the German war machine and end Nazi tyranny with allied forces. The message emphasizes liberty loving peoples and unity with allies as they embark.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Local Boy Pedro Rodriguez Missing From Home
Mrs. Pedro Rodriguez of 1615 North Second reported her 10 year old son Pedro missing since Sunday around 6 p m. He was last seen wearing blue overalls a green shirt and an army overseas hat. He has dark curly hair and is heavy set.
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Pedro Rodriguez
North Second
Pedro
Ida ho Officers Receive Temporary Promotions
The War Department announced three temporary promotions for Idaho officers. Jess King Kershner of Boise moves from major to lieutenant colonel in the quartermaster corps. Francis Bernard Porter of Kellogg becomes captain in field artillery and Farray Porter of 1238 North Arthur Pocatelio advances from lieutenant to major in the adjutant general's department.
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Washington
Idaho
War Department
Jess King Kershner
Quartermaster Corps
Boise
Francis Bernard Porter
Field Artillery
Kellogg
Farray Porter
Adjutant General's Department
North Arthur
Pocatelio
Idaho Democrats Renominate Roosevelt Backing Leader Shuffle
At the Idaho nominating convention in Lewiston Francis M. Bistline of Pocatello won the new national committeeman post 87 to 54 over Wilbur L. Campbell of Grangeville. Incumbent Carl Brown was not nominated. A resolution backed Roosevelt and Wallace, with Idaho delegates chosen for Chicago 20 with half votes each. Campbell protested Bistline’s win citing northern and southern Idaho representation. Mrs. Emma A. Simons of Boise was re elected national committeewoman by acclamation.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Roosevelt
Chicago
Bistline
Allied Fifth Army Drives Beyond Rome Across Tiber
Allied forces under Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark crossed the Tiber from Rome toward the sea with heavy thrusts into the plains. Communique says only weak resistance faced the advance as prisoners flood out and German rearguards retreat toward the north.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Rome
Tiber
Mark W. Clark
Japs Lose 20 Vessels in Short Period
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced the sinking of a destroyer and a freighter as Japanese losses rose to 20 ships in two days. Liberator bombers hit Halmahera and New Guinea targets while submarines and navy planes added to the toll. In China fighting near Hankow Canton railway the outcome remains crucial, and Biak island operations in the Schouten group tightened as Myitkyina battles continued.
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Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Halmahera
New Guinea
MacArthur
Navy
Pacific
Truk
Chanasha
Hankow- Canton
China
Hunan
Hsueh Yueh
Southwest Pacific
Biak Island
Schouten
Dutch New Guinea
Mokmer
Burma
Myitkyina
Soldier killed as car hits train near Salt Lake City
One soldier died and five troops were hurt when an automobile skidded into an electric train. Col. Sheldon R. Romaine of New York City died at the overseas replacement depot hospital in Kearns Utah. Critically injured were Pvt. Glen Lowe of Amarillo Texas and Pvt. Kenneth McKinney of Centralia, plus three others.
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Salt Lake City
Sheldon R. Romaine
New York City
Overseas Replacement Depot Hospital
Kearns
Utah
Glen Lowe
Amarillo
Tex
Kenneth McKinney
Centralia
Pilots Describe Early Shore Landings From Air
Allied forces have landed on the northern France coast and push inland as photo recon pilots return from the initial assault. Lt. Col A Shoop of Beverly Hills Calif and Maj Norris Hartwell Jr of Cheyenne Wyoming describe burning towns and bomb craters as ships spotter the area.
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France
A. Shoop
Beverly Hills
Calif
Winter Views Early Fight
Gladwin Hill reports from a RAF base in England as Allied forces fly over northern France after a dawn invasion. Parachutists land along the Channel coast while ships shell the coast and gliders and aircraft with invasion markings move to exploit breaches. The scene blends air and sea combat with rapid buildup along the coast.
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Gladwin Hill
England
France
French Channel
Channel
Governors Line Up Silence On Exchange Floor
Governors of the New York Stock Exchange arranged a trading suspension and two minutes of silence at 11 o'clock to honor armed forces involved in the liberation of Europe.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Europe
Body of Airman Recovered From American Falls Reservoir
Lt. Col. John L. Eaton announced the body of 1 Lt Benjamin F. Fish of Chicago was recovered from the American Falls reservoir after his fighter plane crashed May 18 during a combat training mission. A board of qualified officers is reviewing the accident.
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John L. Eaton
Poestello Army
Benjamin F. Fish
Chicago
American Falls
Fish
Soviet Troops Mass on Eastern Front Amid World War II
Moscow reports fresh Nazi counterattacks repulsed in Romania's Tasi sector as Soviet forces mass for the eastern push alongside Allied plans. Red airmen target the Sessarabian railway hub at Chisinau near Iasi, signaling coordinated strikes with western allies.
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Moscow
Germany
Eisenhower
Alexander
Italian
France
Stalin
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Teheran
Tasi
Romania
Chisinau
Iasi
Invasion Day Delayed by Storm After Weather Warning
Allied forces postponed landings in France by 24 hours due to a developing storm. Eisenhower ordered the delay as forecasts shifted from deteriorating to clearing skies, with preparations resuming once weather improved. The postponement moved the original Dday date to the next day.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Eisenhower
First D Day Operations In Chronology
On the night of D Day Allied actions unfolded across multiple fronts with German agencies signaling invasion and bombardment. Early broadcasts from Transocean and DNB reported Le Havre and Calais activity while Eisenhower's spokesman urged inland movement. Berlin and Allied SHAEF updates placed Caen at focus and confirmed northern France landings under Montgomery.
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Transocean
DNB
le Havre
Calais
Eisenhower
London
Berlin
Caen
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
US Navy and Allies Bombard Western Beachheads
Allied naval forces pound western European beaches in a coordinated shelling as hundreds of American landing craft sail toward Hitler's fortress. British ships lead the salvoes with the largest fleet involvement while American soldiers and craft carry troops, tanks, and supplies ashore in an orderly, harrowing prelude to the invasion.
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United States Navy
Europe
Hitler
John Paul Jones
War Prisoners Escape From Utah Camp
Edmund Fischer age 21 and Langer heine Hermann 37 escaped from the military camp at Tooele Utah overnight according to ninth service command headquarters.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Edmund Fischer
Langerheine Hermann
Tooele
Ninth Service Command
President Roosevelt Calls Nation to Prayer Tonight at Eight
Washington reports the invasion prayer Roosevelt wrote during the Normandy landings will be read to the nation at 8 p m. He asks Americans to join in prayers for the sons abroad fighting to preserve the republic and civilization and to free humanity. The message emphasizes faith, endurance, and righteous cause as the nation supports Allied forces.
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Washington
Roosevelt
France
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