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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2025 · 15 MIN

Summer of Trinity - Week ending June 9, 1945

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Summer of Trinity is a daily look at the summer of 1945, when the Second World War ended.  June 3, 1945. Sunday.  It is the 64th day of the Battle of Okinawa. June 4, 1945. Monday. It is the 65th day of the Battle of Okinawa. Churchill's Gestapo speech June 5, 1945. Tuesday It is the 66th day of the Battle of Okinawa. June 6, 1945. Wednesday It is the 67th day of the Battle of Okinawa. It is the one-year anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy that culminated one month ago in the surrender of Germany. Dr. Bine's letters can be found at dearfolksies.com https://www.dearfolksies.com/dachau-concentration-camp-june-6-june-26-1945/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachau_concentration_camp June 7, 1945. Thursday It is the 68th day of the Battle of Okinawa. Didn't include Robert M. McTureous, Jr, but he has a story of his own.  June 8, 1945. Friday It is one month since the surrender of Germany. It is the 69th day of the Battle of Okinawa.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Salute_(AM-294) On Okinawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Faulkner_Lester dies in combat for actions for which he would posthumously receive the Medal of Honor June 9, 1945. Saturday A classified document is created within the United States War department, named  "Installations in Japan Not To Be Bombed."  http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/recovery/Installations_in_Japan_Not_To_Be_Bombed_1945-06-09.pdf     As this week ends, the Trinity atomic bomb test has not yet been scheduled. However, it is only 37 days away.  Summer of Trinity is a part of Mapping History here on The Latest Generation.

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