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A BACK TO NORMANDY HISTORICAL EDITION AUGUST 1944 31 DAILY EDITIONS

August 1944

Daily Normandy — every edition of August 1944, day by day.
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1 August Handley Page Halifax III (LV950 AL-C) on a mission to Coquereaux, Richemont on 1944-08-01 261 events 2 August Electrician's Mate, First Class Smith Robert F (Service #: 04069879) died on 1944-08-02 218 events 3 August 552 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (USA) arrived Carentan [ Don’t turn over any dead bodies ] 214 events 4 August 552 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (USA) arrived Carentan [ Don’t turn over any dead bodies ] 199 events 5 August 552 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (USA) arrived Carentan [ Don’t turn over any dead bodies ] 158 events 6 August Technician Fifth Grade Bennino Frank J (Service #: 31326384) died on 1944-08-06 172 events 7 August 521 Field Survey Company Topo 1 on a mission to Assy, Ouilly-le-Tesson, France on 1944-08-07 186 events 8 August 521 Field Survey Company Topo 1 on a mission to Landes-sur-Ajon, France on 1944-08-08 212 events 9 August Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class Horsfield Richard E (Service #: 08216961) died on 1944-08-09 166 events 10 August Handley Page Halifax III (MZ363 ZL-) on a mission to la Neuville on 1944-08-10 170 events 11 August 521 Field Survey Company on a mission to Landes-sur-Ajon, France on 1944-08-11 174 events 12 August Carpenter's Mate, Third Class Bumps Howard S (Service #: 08250670) died on 1944-08-12 175 events 13 August Handley Page Halifax III (LW383 LK-K Bar) on a mission to Russelsheim on 1944-08-13 275 events 14 August Second Lieutenant Russell Clifford B (Service #: O-816765) died on 1944-08-14 167 events 15 August Technician Fourth Grade Mariner Robert E (Service #: 06998987) died on 1944-08-15 197 events 16 August 521 Field Survey Company Topo 1 on a mission to Acqueville, France on 1944-08-16 169 events 17 August Handley Page Halifax III (MZ808 BM-P) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1944-08-17 204 events 18 August Second Lieutenant Fairweather Charles (Service #: O1019188) died on 1944-08-18 207 events 19 August Technician Fifth Grade Mc Kinney Walter P J (Service #: 35646122) died on 1944-08-19 181 events 20 August Technician Fifth Grade Williams Albert B (Service #: 34552546) died on 1944-08-20 184 events 21 August 867 Chemical Company (Air Operations) (-) stayed at Metfield Suffolk, East on 21 august 1944 156 events 22 August 908 Signal Depot Company (Aviation) stayed at Smethwick Staffordshire on 22 august 1944 156 events 23 August Lieutenant Colonel Bailey Benjamin M Jr (Service #: O-022074) died on 1944-08-23 174 events 24 August 983 Military Police Company (Aviation), Detachment A stayed at Metfield Suffolk, East on 24 august 1944 180 events 25 August Technician Fourth Grade Vasilenko Nicholas (Service #: 33082880) died on 1944-08-25 213 events 26 August Avro Lancaster X (KB724 VR-K) on a mission to Fortress of Mimoyecques on 1944-08-26 240 events 27 August Technician Fifth Grade Johnson William C (Service #: 20619901) died on 1944-08-27 194 events 28 August The 106 Sqdn left from Metheringham at 1944-08-28 at 20:15. Loc or duty Konigsberg 469 events 29 August Technician Fourth Grade Pettigrew Samuel G (Service #: 34212187) died on 1944-08-29 375 events 30 August Handley Page Halifax III (MZ879 BM-O) on a mission to Ile de Cezembre, St-Malo on 1944-08-30 181 events 31 August Technician Fifth Grade Griffin Jake S (Service #: 34043981) died on 1944-08-31 158 events
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