Action at 1st Paratroop Ring With Germans
U S airborne troops in France report two hours of combat as they destroy a German 88 mm gun and take shelter in a mud filled swamp. Pvt Francis Mee of Springfield Ohio shares an applejack toast while comrades recount clearing machine gun nests with grenades and phosphor bombs.
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Henry T. Gorrell
U.S
France
Francis Mee
Springfield
Jimiee
Donald McFar
Alameda
Calif
Charles E. McGary
Paducah
Trey
Pinee
Underground Wrecks Nazi Railroad in Normandy Operations
Allied forces reported significant sabotage of German rail lines and power stations along the Atlantic Wall before the invasion. A French unit of about 700 disabled rail lines in 18 locations and damaged 20 administrative officers went to Normandy to aid civil administration under Allied authorities led by Eisenhower and de Gaulle.
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Atlantic Wall
Ormandy
Nordy
Dwight Eisenhower
Charles Gaulle
Onal
War Is Not Over Yet Says Superman With White Flag
War diary notes describe German prisoner Hubert Ludwig, 20, a Hitler Youth member of the 12th panzer division, who after torture of Allied captors reveals belief in the master race. He surrendered on D-Day, later declaring the war not over yet as he showed a white flag.
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Adolf Hitler
Ludwig
Hitler
Berlinreichschancellery
Superman
French Multiply Acts Against Nazi Centers
London dispatch reports the French underground widening its offensive across France. Sabotage targets include the Savoy and Jura departments paralyzing enemy communications and actions in Brittany aiding Allied operations behind German lines. De Gaulle’s headquarters note widespread sabotage and rail communications attacks around Paris.
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London
U.P
France
Savoy
Jura
Brittany
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
State Bank Association Names New Officers
Glenn C. Taylor of Phoenix will lead the Arizona Bankers' association as president succeeding Spencer S. Shattuck of Bisbee. New officers include Louis J. Felix of Tucson as vice-president and E. N. Holgate of Phoenix as secretary treasurer. Executive committee members are Sherman Hazeltine of Prescott Frank C. Brophy of Douglas and J. F. Houston of Tucson.
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Phoenix
Glenn C. Taylor
Valley National Bank
Arizona Bankers’ Association
Spencer S. Shattuck
Miners and Merchants Bank of Bisbee
Louis J. Felix
Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company of Tucson
E. N. Holgate
First National Bank of
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