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6th August 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Dalglish William Logan. Sgt. (d.8th August 1944)
- Dawson John. Rfm. (d.6th Aug 1944)
- Henry John Joseph. S/Sgt. (d.6th Aug 1944)
- Hussey Frederick Victor. Pte. (d.6th Aug 1944)
- Jenkins Ernest Herbert. Flt.Sgt. (d.6th Aug 1944)
- McKenna James P.. (d.6th August 1944)
- Paddock Edward Phillip. Pte. (d.6th Aug 1944)
- Paddock Edward Phillip. Pte. (d.6th Aug 1944)
- Robinson Gilbert. Pte. (d.6th Aug 1944)
- Sopp William George . L/Cpl. (d.6th August 1944)
- Stanton William Charles. CSM. (d.6th Aug 1944)
- Woolnough Roy Victor . Pte. (d.6th August 1944)
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Stories from 6th August 1944
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James P. McKenna. United States Airforce, . (d.6th August 1944) Uncle Jim was flying a B-24J returning from a bombing run over Hamburg when he was forced to drop down from formation due to an aircraft above coming down nearly colliding with his ship. This exposed his ship to the flak below hitting and knocking out the 2 starboard engines. A flaming cylinder penetrated the fuselage burning through gloved crews hands and fell on the hydraulic lines causing a fire aboard. Jimmy was trying to add power with the port engines but the result was a spin or 2 on the way down. The men were unable to communicate via radio with the cockpit and all were able to bail out except for Jimmy and Austin Byrne the command pilot. By reducing power to hold the plane level the other men were able to bail out, one through the hole in the side from that hot cylinder. Jim was unable to get out in time as the plane crashed into a mud bog with his body nearby the wreckage not far from Kranz Germany. Jim was a proud son of Josephine McKenna one of 6 brothers and 3 sisters 2 who still live on today. We heard accounts of the hellacious ride down from those who survived the bail out and prison camp after being captured. He would be proud to know his nephews Edward and John McKenna Jr. are aviation experts Edward being in Air Traffic Control as a supervisor today in New York and John being in his 30th year at NASA in Flight Operations and Engineering in Houston Texas. John McKenna
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Pte. Frederick Victor Hussey. British Army , 1/6th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment. (d.6th Aug 1944) When Frederick Hussey died I was 18 months old, just looking for information.
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Flt.Sgt. Ernest Herbert Jenkins. Royal Air Force , 83 Squadron. (d.6th Aug 1944) Flt.Lt. Ernest Jenkins served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 83 Squadron. He died on 6th August 1944Jocelyn Peacock
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Sgt. William Logan Dalglish. Royal Canadian Air Force, 138 Sqdn.. (d.8th August 1944) Sgt Dalglish served in 138 Squadron at Tempsford. His Halifax (LL837-NF-P) was shot down on 19th July 1944 at St Pair Sur Mer in France in Operation Shipwright 9. The full crew, all of whom died on 19th July except for Sgt Dalglish, were:
F/Lt H.D. Binns, Airbomber
F/O N.L.StG. Pleasance, Pilot
Sgt J. Allison, Airgunner
Sgt W.L. Dalglish, Airgunner
Sgt T.F. Fergus, Navigator
Sgt E.R. Hearn, Flt. Engineer
Sgt R.L. Lee, Wop/Airgunner
Sgt Allison and Sgt Lee are buried in Bayeux War Cemetery. Sgt Dalglish died on 6th August 1944 and is buried at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery and the rest of the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
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S/Sgt. John Joseph Henry. United States Army, Company H 41st Infantry Rehiment. (d.6th Aug 1944) My Uncle Johnny J. Henry was attached to 41st Inf, 2nd Armed Div., company H. He was killed in action, from what I have read in battle taking place in Mortain, Vire, Flers, Domfront and leading to the eventual closing of Falaise gap.
An obituary from the Long Island Press from Oct 1941 contained information on Johnny's death. It stated he was killed in action in France on August 6, 1944 and that he had been wounded earlier during the invasion of Sicily.
In the Army 4 years he went overseas two years ago shortly after his marriage to the former Helen V. Hasper of Jamaica. Two of his brothers were in the Army, William in France and Christopher in Hawaii. Sergeant was his rank and was attached to an armored division and had been recommended for the Silver Star.
He was in the textile business prior to his induction. He was a graduate of All Saints Parochial School and Washington Irving School, both in Manhattan.
Mary Schroeder
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CSM. William Charles Stanton. British Army, 2/6th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment. (d.6th Aug 1944) Our family does not know much about Bill Stanton, well his time in the Army anyway. Family deaths have broken the family up, and the elders that knew our family history and about Bill have all passed on. So all we really have is his War Graves Certificate. My mother remembers her mom always saying it was her Uncle Bill who chose her name for her. He always said, "if it's a girl, call her Yvonne". My great uncle Bill died 6th of August 1944 and my mom was born the following week. A kind gentleman, Adrian Andrews, offered some information on Bill as follows: Your great uncle with the 2nd/6th South Staffs at the time when he was killed. Prior to August, the 59th Division was engaged as a part of Operation Pomegranate (16th-18th July) attempting to take the fortified village of Noyers Bocage. 2/6th Battalion, as part of 177 Brigade, was much involved in the fighting that occurred there. In the first week of August the Division advanced towards the River Orne. The plan was to force a crossing and to form a bridgehead over the river at a place called Grimbosq. 176 Brigade of the 59th was to form and hold this bridgehead, whilst 177 Brigade moved further south in order to take the high ground that overlooked the river and the major town of Thury Harcourt. The Brigade advanced from the area of Noyers Bocage and on the 6th August, the fateful day for your great uncle, the 2nd/6th were in the area of La Roque. This location was roughly at the start of a series of ridges that approached the river. Each of these ridges as you move towards the banks of the Orne become successively higher and are therefore rather hard to overcome in a military sense. The British were often in full view of the enemy who also had the great advantage of being above the attackers. To take this high ground would gain control over the area and give access to the all important road that runs through Thury Harcourt in the direction of Falaise, which was where the German 7th Army and 5th Panzer Army were destroyed (in the infamous Falaise Pocket). La Roque was the objective of 1st/6th South Staffs and the 2nd/6th South Staffs were in the area. I have attached a map of the area with the locations of A, B, C and D Companies of 2nd/6th Battalion on the 6th August marked up. The position of the Battalion HQ is also noted. An attack by the Battalion was planned for that day but was put off. The war diary does not say much about casualties sustained on the 6th, however, it is noted that at 8.30 in the evening, a shell landed in the B Company area which resulted in 5 casualties, the CSM Stanton being reported as killed. If your great uncle was in B Company, he may be one of the reported casualties. To put the map in the right perspective, look up Thury Harcourt on Google maps and look for the distinctive loop in the River Orne. This loop is on the right-hand side of the close-up map. If you go to the cemetery in Fontenay-le-Pesnil (incidentally this is the 59th Divisional Cemetery the majority of plots belong to the men of the South Staffs who fell in the July/August fighting) you must also go to the modest but very poignant museum in Thury Harcourt (the town liberated by the 59th). It has recently been set up in the Old Fire Station to the memory of the men of the 59th (Staffordshire) Division. 50% of the proceeds of my book are to be donated to the museum to help them maintain the collection and to expand the museum into additional rooms as their collection grows.
Natalie Clarke
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Pte. Gilbert Robinson. British Army, 2nd Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. (d.6th Aug 1944) Gilbert Robinson served with the 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Stan Robinson
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L/Cpl. William George Sopp. British Army, 7th Battalion Royal Hampshire Regiment. (d.6th August 1944) L/Cpl William Sopp was killed during a Battalion diversionary attack on Roucamps during Operation Blackwater (Part of the larger Operation Bluecoat.) The main attack was the capture of Mont Picon by 129th Brigade.
William is buried in Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery.
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