Invasion Bulletin Reports Allied Air Drops Over Caen Front
Allied airborne forces paraded into the Cherbourg peninsula front as 50 miles of sky train drops linked beachheads. German and Allied statements clash over counterattacks, while air support exceeds 1000 sorties since June 1. Lt Crespo reports inland movement as paratroopers, gliders, and tanks press toward Caen amid heavy fighting.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Caen
Cherbourg Peninsula
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Calais
Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Orne River
Carentan
DNB
St. Mere Eglise
Heaquarters
Oliver E. Crespo
Corsicana
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Third Division
Assaul
Letin
Backes Knew Of Charges Foreman Says
Philip R. Bird, foreman of general mechanics at the base, testifies that Col. Charles Backes was informed of petition charges as early as May 3 1944. The petition alleged maintenance division work on gadgets and reconditioning of an AT-11 bomber for Backes personal use, with funds cited for the project.
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Marana Field
Philip R. Bird
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Ave Armour
Santa
Col. Backes
Parachutists Could Seal Off Cherbourg Peninsula
Allied air troops attempted a push on the Cherbourg peninsula with hundreds of parachutists dropping between Lessay and Coutance and along the east coast sector to cut off the port. Berlin claimed no sea landings on the western shores while Coutance and Bayeux lay within reach of counterattacks.
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Associated Press
Cherbourg
Berlin
Lessay
Coutance
Bayeux
Caen
Allies' First Step Is Successful One
Poplar Bluff Missouri edition reports a wartime extra being prepared as the staff works through the night. A reader calls to hear early news, asking if an invasion has begun and requesting a preview so he can sleep again. The editor censored the exchange.
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Poplar Bluff
American Republic
Allies Press Nazi Retreat North of Rome
Allied fifth army columns advanced more than 10 miles north and 12 miles west of Rome as Gen. Sir Harold Alexander said German forces in central Italy are broken. British and American units moved toward Lake Bracciano while infantry neared the Tyrrhenian Sea, with retreating Germans using death by own action stands amid air attacks and bridge blows. Alexander urged Italian patriots to aid the advance.
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BBC
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Fifth Army
Rome
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Italy
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Aurelian Way
Tyrrhenian Sea
Tiber
14Th Army
Alexander
Counterblows Repulse Allies Germans Claim
German high command said Allied beach heads in northern France were largely smashed while Anglo American forces held around Caen and Carentan. The communique cited fierce Caen shore fighting, heavy Allied losses, and naval support to the landings between Le Havre and Cherbourg.
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London
High Command
France
Caen
Carentan
Radio
Berlin
Navy
Normandy
le Havre
Cherbourg
Orne Estuary
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Cherry Peninsula
Seine Bay
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Second German counterattack crisis looms in invasion
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt cautioning optimism as Allied forces push inland after the Normandy landings. German defenses along a fixed belt from Holland to the Bay of Biscay and mobile panzer counterattacks threaten to disrupt the advance. Weather and terrain favor a mobile war as Eisenhower seeks a broad, fluid front to prevent stalemate.
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Flagstaff Head to Be Chosen by Board of Education
Phoenix June 7 The Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff will select a new president to succeed Dr Thomas Tormey who has resigned at a board meeting set for June 15 Acting president is Dean Tom O Bellwood who has served on the faculty for years
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Arizona State Teachers College At
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Thomas Tormey
Board of Education
Tom O. Bellwood
Invasion Air Lift Size Revealed for D Day Opening Blow
The report notes nearly 1000 troop transports and gliders used in the first assault on France. A 200 mile long airborne “train” passed 300 feet above water across the Channel, with reinforcements pouring in later. Allied air actions totaled about 13 000 individual flights as Churchill cited 11 000 planes available and 4 000 ships at sea.
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Associated Press
France
English Channel
Churchill
Allied Air Forces Gain Air Supremacy Over France
Allied air forces took supreme command of the air over invaded France flying over 13 000 sorties from dawn to dawn in support of assault forces and new attacks beyond the beachhead. Heavy bombers and American fighters targeted German reinforcements as U S raiders moved toward recaptured areas. The ninth and eighth air forces conducted thousands of sorties with constant fighter patrols over a 60 mile square, destroying dozens of enemy planes and sustaining operations through weather and anti aircraft fire.
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London
France
U. S
Dover Strait
Channel
Ninth Air Force
U. S. Air Force
le Havre
Allied Warships Dominate Channel
Advanced Allied Headquarters in New Guinea reports limited Japanese air action as American forces press toward Mokmer airstrip and Biak’s landing fields. Nipponese raids are described as ineffective with one plane down. Liberator bombers and Boston attackers target enemy installations and ships in Dutch New Guinea.
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Schouten Islands
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Biak
Idbi
Boston
Babo
Manokwari
Massive Allied Fleet Guards Invasion Across English Channel
London reports a large combined American British fleet dominated the invasion routes guarding troops and equipment rushing toward France. Admiral Ramsay says Allied naval forces achieved near perfect success in the first round with minimal losses, while President Roosevelt confirms two US destroyers and one LST were sunk. Read Adm Kirk and Rear Adm Deyo led task forces aboard Augusta and Tuscaloosa respectively with Nevada in the van and Scylla under Sir Philip Vian.
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Associated Press
London
English Channel
Bertram Ramsay
Ramsay
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Read
Adm
Alan Goodrich Kirk
U. S
Augusta
Morton L. Deyo
Tuscaloosa
Nevada
Pearl Harbor
Scylla
Philip Vian
NAVAL
Germans Kept Off Balance In Awaiting Other Attacks
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie reports that Allied landings on the Cherbourg peninsula began at dawn and progressed, while cautioning that a major German counterattack is still anticipated. Eisenhower's headquarters call the progress satisfactory, though the full scale of German response remains unknown. The piece suggests the assault may be only the opening move.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Cherbourg
Normandy
Eisenhower
Five Arizona POWS Named by War Department
The War Department announced prisoners of war held by Germany, listing five Arizona soldiers. They include Staff Sgt. William P. Bailey of Tucson, Sgt. Thomas F. Cody Jr. of Tucson, Staff Sgt. Carl R. Hill of Phoenix, Second Lt. Carter L. Jones of Phoenix, and Capt. Kenneth D. Peterson of Mesa.
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Arizona
Germany
War Department
William P. Bailey
Clarence R. Howard
South Sixth Avenue
Tucson
Thomas F. Cody
Box
Carl R. Hill
Phoenix
Carter L. Jones
Kenneth D. Peterson
Mesa
U. S. General Demoted For Careless Talk
Washington June 7 The major general reduced to lieutenant colonel and sent home for revealing D Day timing was Lt Col Henry J F Miller of Salem New Jersey The War Department called the act a security violation Miller is an air force officer
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War Department
Henry J. F. Miller
Salem
N. J
Department
Miller
Air Force
Prominent General Demoted and Sent Home
Supreme Headquarters reports a senior American general has been demoted to lieutenant colonel and sent home for revealing advance timing of an operation. The officer’s name is withheld, and details were delayed for security. he was a commander in the U S air force with long service.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
America
Supreme Command
U. S. Airforce
House Raises Debt Limit Cuts Cabaret Tax 10%
Washington June 7 The House completed action on a bill to raise the national debt limit to 260 billion dollars and cut the cabaret tax from 30 to 20 percent. The conference report passed 172 to 54 after Senate amendment and a House standing vote of 62 to 38. Lack of quorum delayed final action.
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