Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
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British bomber planes obliterated 89% of Würzburg, Germany, within just 20 minutes.
Normandy landings started in France during WWII.
The battle of the Ruhr campaign began during WWII with an air raid in Essen, Germany.
The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end as the Axis Powers surrender.
The New York Times published a government message that the US would be rationing shoes.
