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Killed by friendly fire: Lesley J. McNair and Bede Irvin

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Marc Lancaster One comment

More than a hundred Americans were killed by bombs dropped by U.S. aircraft on July 25, 1944 — a key Army figure and beloved Associated Press photographer among them.

Thomas D. Howie: The Major of Saint-Lô

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Marc Lancaster 2 comments

The story of the body of an unidentified major being borne into liberated Saint-Lô resonated with U.S. readers for days before they learned Maj. Thomas D. Howie’s name.