On June 5, 1944 General Dwight D. Eisenhower drafted a letter in the event the next day’s D-Day invasion of Normandy were to fail. Operation Overlord would be the largest amphibious assault in history.
Meanwhile, in the Pacific theatre, United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Holland “Howling Mad” Smith, regarded as “the Father of amphibious warfare”, departed Pearl Harbor enroute to lead the American 2nd Marine Division, the 4th Marine Division, and the Army’s 27th Infantry Division in the Battle of Saipan. You can always visit mistletoetom.com for stories about heroes. For more information about the military service of President Eisenhower visit: https://eisenhower.archives.gov/all_about_ike/army_years.html For more information about the Battle of Saipan and General Holland Smith visit: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-people/s/general-holland-m-smith.html
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