"Marine Private First Class Raymond Hubert, shakes a three-day accumulation of sand from his boondocker." Saipan, July 4, 1944.
The U.S. Army in Normandy celebrated Independence Day with a massive, timed artillery barrage. Progress in the hedgerow country, however, is slow, and US casualties were becoming severe.
The Canadian Army commenced Operation Windsor, designed to take Carpiquet, which by the end of the day, they did, save for the airfield.
The Red Army took Polotsk.
The Soviets commenced the Battle of Vuosalmi against Finnish positions, which they were having difficulty with.
A second parachute drop was made at Numfoor and took Kornasoren airfield with heavy casualties.
US Task Force 58 attacked Guam, Chichi Jima and Iwo Jima from the air.
The I-10 was sunk east of Saipan by the USS David W. Taylor and USS Riddle.
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