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Today in World War II History—May 26, 1944

Sunday, May 26, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Patient being loaded into a C-47 for a medical air evacuation flight, Nettuno, Italy, June 1944 (US Army Medical Department, Office of Medical History)

Patient being loaded into a C-47 for a medical air evacuation flight, Nettuno, Italy, June 1944 (US Army Medical Department, Office of Medical History)

80 Years Ago—May 26, 1944: Gen. Mark Clark makes controversial decision to send the US Fifth Army toward Rome rather than to Valmontone to cut off the retreating Germans.

Countdown to D-day: Assembly of D-day assault forces in southern England is complete.

All rail bridges across the Seine north of Paris have been knocked out by Allied pre-invasion air raids and will remain so for 30 days.

US 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron begins air evacuation from Anzio-Nettuno in Italy.

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