The 1st Army took Marigny and St. Gilles, and crossed the Lessay-Perieres Road.
After six months of combat, the Red Army took Narva, ending the Battle for Narva Bridgehead.
The Battle of Ilomantsi began between the Finns and the Red Army.
The 1st Ukrainian Front took Deblin.
President Roosevelt began a two day conference at Pearl Harbor on strategy in the Pacific. At the conference MacArthur urged an advance on the Philippines while Nimitz argued for making Taiwan the first priority and bypassing the Philippines. Roosevelt listened, but did not decide.
Fighting raged on around Aitape.
Japanese forces on Guam launched a banzai charge against Marines fighting for control of the island
The USS Robalo hit a mine sinking the sub off of Palawan Island. There were four survivors who disappeared forever into Japanese captivity.
The I-29 was sunk by the USS Sawfish in a submarine on submarine action.
The U-214 was sunk by the HMS Cooke in the English Channel. The U-2323 hit a mine off Kiel and sank.
A pilot with family in Merriam, Kansas, decided to buzz the family home with disastrous results.
The Merriam Bomber Crash of 1944
Oklahoma State Highway 89 was officially designated.
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