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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1944)
Yanks March to Invasion Ship In Ena'anri ' Greatest Invasion Armada Storms. Northern France s 4 1 - MILLER SEEKS 1 or OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN -iU':J. i i-'American troopi load LC'i with haIWrcki and othar armortd Tahiclai scant houri bafora tha aJltad armlai atormad notlh anTranca with history' greatest invasion armada 11,000 planes. 4000 ships and thousands ol similar craft and in lirst Jaw Jjours seised beachheads that threatened to isolate Normandy peninsula and win railroad pointed straight at Paris. Photo by NBA Acme' photographer Bert Brandt for War Picture Pool, transmitted by signal corps radio-telephoto from England. Artist's Conception of Beachhead Landing On French Coast I I I I I Willi I lll'l - - , J v hJ rr'J2, j&yis yTsv:K I. oS.'J.' Woolf, HE A artist sketched this grimly realistic scene of a landing on tha coast of France, after watching allied troop jractiee Just such a maneuver shortly before D-Day actually came. . First D-Day Casualty Back In England 4i SI c Ft :,'iTh first. American -casually In , iho western Europe invasion is lifted from an airplane after 'arriving back in England. He's a paratrooper, who received a head wound from enemy, small arms fire.; (AP Wirephoio from signal corps radio photo.). . Invasion Armada Underway For France .!-- t t i . .. , ' " . 1 , " if :y x,.sss-eV 4 i it Guarded overhead by barrage balloons, tha. allied invasion armada, composed chiefly ofland J eraft infantry plows along through tha English channel headed for beachheads on tha French oait for the long-awaited Invasion of Fortress Europe. (AP Wiraphoto from coast guard via signal !sfptadlo.) : . , ,. .......... .. ... ... . INDUCTEES LEAVE FDR Wi SOON : A small number of inductees from board one have been called into the navy and will leave here Friday. June IB. The group Is to meet, ready to leave, at the Southern Pacific de pot at 7:30 a. m., on that day. The draftees are William tunapman, (Jhehalis .Wash Maynard C. Ellis. 2242 wmie, wu; Harold V. Freeman 110 S. Carroll. KFO: HaroM e Gilmore, 1310 Pleasant, KFO Henry J. Landers, 2610 Altamont drive, KFO; John D. Warner, M.cuuam c ana. The Statue of Liberty Nation al Monument in New York Har bor was visited by 395,633 per sons during 1940. CORAL GABLES, Fla., June pital, Lt. Col. Honry J, F. Miller, mi A patient In an army hos timlty today to speak publicly was reported seeking an oppor- about his demotion from the rank of major general as punish ment, tno war department an nounced, for a cocktail party re mark hinting at the dato of the European Invasion. Through Col, Dan C. Ogle, commander officer of the army air forces regional hospital, Mil ler declared: "I am an officer In the army of the United States and there fore can make no statement of any kind at this time or until such timo as tho war department aumomes me to issue a suiie ment concerning my case." Another statement was prom ised if the war department gave approval. , Being-Treated Col. Ogle said that Miller, a peace-time resident of Miami, was being treated for "sorious physical ailments that necessi tate hospitalization," and addod. "They are not connected with his scrvlco ovcrscua." There were reverberations from the demotion at Washing ton, whero Senator Chandler, Kentucky democrat, said he would ask a senatorial Investiga tion. A veteran of 33 year of military service. Miller was re lieved of nls post as command ing general of the service com mand of the ninth air force In England. Personal Investigation The account from supreme headquarters of tho allied expe ditionary force said uen. uwtgnt D. Eisenhower ordered Miller de moted after a personal investigation. . More than two months ago, the account added, Miller was re ported to have said at a cocktail party In London: "On my honor, the Invasion will take place before June 13." - Guest Reporter. . - - A woman guest reported the remark to security officers. Telling a reporter he would ask the senate military affairs to ask the war department for a re port on the incident. Chandler added: "That is one of the most ser ious things an officer could do. Thousands of live depended on keeping that data secret. I think trie committee ought to know all the circumstances of tha case." Oregon Men Win 36 Awards WITH U. S. SOUTH PACIFIC ARMY FORCES. June 8 (IP) Oregon soldiers fighting the Jap anese received 36 awards for he roism and distinguished service in May from the headquarters of Lieut. General Millard F. Har mon, commanding all U. S. army forces in tne soutn Pacific. Included In- the citations were three Silver Stars, two. Bronze Stars, one Distinguished Flying cross, six Air Medals and 24 Oak Leaf Clusters to the Air Medal. DEFENSE MEET CALLED SALEM, June 8 (P) Acting State Civilian Defense ' Admin istrator Jack A. Hayes will at tend a meeting In San Fran Cisco June 14 with west coast defense officials. Hayes said the army is taking over the protective division of the Pacific regional office of civilian defense. . Carrying full packs and heavy allotments of ammunition, American toldlir, - , 1 English street io their invasion craft for th taka-ol! against ihi Trench com J fram slanal corns radio.) . . .. nu Yanks Head For Invasion Craft 'mm . :z American fighting men are ferried by small boats from Britain's ihoi to Invatlea tab gigantic assault on French coast. This Is the first pholo showing actusl departure la & Invasion.. Signal corps radlo-talephoto from England, For Victory and Investment Buy War Bonds For family Protection adopt OrtitoMututtUU'i HomiKpr Mm The Homekeeper Plan Is more thin an imursnce policy . . . it ii complete Bntaclil security program for the growing family. It provides: L Cleanup fund. ' 2. Regular Income while children ire dependent. I. Lump um after children sre grown. 4, "fills out" social aecurity bcoente, Lynn Roy croft . lit North Seventh Street GRATITUDE D-Day was the most critical day of our genera tion. We are deeply indebted to the press, radio and newsreels which,, since the beginning of -the invasion, have kept us fully informed as to the' movements of the Allied forces.: :' :; r, .'. !' ' This, the greatest achievement :in the gather ing and dissemination of information ever-recorded, makes us realize what our men, faced when'' they landed, and more fully understand the debt of our obligation as individuals and organizations in backing up our armed forces. ' . " , : Our prayers are; with all who are participating . in the liberation of ; Europe, and our sympathy goes out to the families of those who have made the supreme sacrifice. ; r : INTERNATIONAL. BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION M L ' IBM . GLADWIN HILL , "Air Marshal" Gladwin A. Hill, so-called ;becauo ho prob ably knows more airmen than any other correspondent, wi Iho first newspaperman lo-go , on an actual bombardier train ing flight. That was In Arlions a long time ago, and ho follow--,ad up thot "first", with another by going along, for tho rl ' when the first U. S. planes flow over Gormany to , bomb vyiu . .helm'shaven. . . ' j ' ' Boston'born ond Harvard cdu 'cated, Associated Press war r ' porter Hill camo from the Do , ton. Transcript to AH. Now ; . York bureau In . 11)30, nml 8 w up with tho American air forces ',. In . the United KinKtlom from tha time when a raid by u 'planes wag big. : ' Abroad for., the . dur. -; "what , he misses most Is 'circus. . ? ' . Hill wont Uo London two ' weeks after ho was married ana he has a son ho has never seen. 1 FOLLOW ALLIED AIR AC TIVITIES' AS REPORTED IK THE HERALD AND NEWS BY GLADWIN HILL. Member Aisociatad P'"
