"Letter from Home" a weekly newsletter sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
This issue describes Montgomery's reaction to the news of D-Day: "Radios were never turned off during the first 24 hours and there was one topic of conversation...All stores closed at 5 p.m. and at that same hour two-score buglers, stationed throughout the city, went into action...All traf...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | This issue describes Montgomery's reaction to the news of D-Day: "Radios were never turned off during the first 24 hours and there was one topic of conversation...All stores closed at 5 p.m. and at that same hour two-score buglers, stationed throughout the city, went into action...All traffic stopped and a period of silent prayer was observed...At 8 p.m. prayer services were held in every Montgomery church...WSFA cancelled all commercial programs and announcements, and for more than 30 hours broadcast only invasion news or specially prepared programs in honor of the courageous men who sailed or flew across the Channel." |
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