Monday, Jun. 26, 1944

First Payment

After eleven days of fighting in Normandy, Lieut. General Omar Bradley an nounced his casualties to date: 3,283 Americans dead, 12,600 wounded. Not mentioned by General Bradley were the missing and prisoners, who must have been many--especially in view of the big airborne operations. But he had set out the first installment of the blood-price the Allies must pay for their foothold on the continent of Europe.

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