Fighting in the rain, Pfc. Lowell Holt, West Des Moines, Iowa, a member of the 5th Armored Division, takes cover behind a truck as he gets set to draw a bead on a German sniper across the street.
The French captured Chalon-sur-Saône. The Poles liberated Ypres. The British took Ghent, Courtrai and Armentieres. The Canadians reached the English Channel north of Calais, south of Boulogne. The U.S. Army crossed the Meuse River south of Namur.
Results of the 113th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron encountering a German convoy in Court - St. Etienne, Belgium,
The Soviet Tartu Offensive concluded with a Red Army victory. The Red Army reached the Yugoslavian border.
The United Kingdom ended compulsory training for the Home Guard and relaxed blackout restrictions. The US announced that it planned on demobilizing 1,000,000 following the defeat of Germany.
The moves made sense in context, but in the American case it was over optimistic. The war with Japan was about to reach its bloodiest stages and it would soon be determined that the manpower needed to take the home islands would be massive. Moreover, the US would soon find that it had a deficit of infantry in Europe.
Prince Jan Franciszek Czartoryski, a Polish noble and a Dominican friar, was shot by the Germans during the Warsaw Uprising.
Ted T. Tanouye died of his wounds. He'd receive the Medal of Honor.
Technical Sergeant Ted T. Tanouye distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 7 July 1944, near Molino A Ventoabbto, Italy. Technical Sergeant Tanouye led his platoon in an attack to capture the crest of a strategically important hill that afforded little cover. Observing an enemy machine gun crew placing its gun in position to his left front, Technical Sergeant Tanouye crept forward a few yards and opened fire on the position, killing or wounding three and causing two others to disperse. Immediately, an enemy machine pistol opened fire on him. He returned the fire and killed or wounded three more enemy soldiers. While advancing forward, Technical Sergeant Tanouye was subjected to grenade bursts, which severely wounded his left arm. Sighting an enemy-held trench, he raked the position with fire from his submachine gun and wounded several of the enemy. Running out of ammunition, he crawled 20 yards to obtain several clips from a comrade on his left flank. Next, sighting an enemy machine pistol that had pinned down his men, Technical Sergeant Tanouye crawled forward a few yards and threw a hand grenade into the position, silencing the pistol. He then located another enemy machine gun firing down the slope of the hill, opened fire on it, and silenced that position. Drawing fire from a machine pistol nest located above him, he opened fire on it and wounded three of its occupants. Finally taking his objective, Technical Sergeant Tanouye organized a defensive position on the reverse slope of the hill before accepting first aid treatment and evacuation. Technical Sergeant Tanouye's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
Lest it create some confusion, the rank of Technical Sergeant later became Sergeant First Class, with the same insignia. A Technician Fourth Grade wore an insignia with three chevrons and a T.
The U.S. Navy's Task Force 38 hit all of the Palau Islands.
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