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July 6, 1944 ~ Patton Heads to France
LTG George S. Patton departed England for Cherbourg, France today in 1944.
For the past 11-months Patton had been out of action. After sweeping victories in North Africa and Sicily in 1943, Patton was relived of command of the U.S. Seventh Army after a series of self-inflicted public relations SNAFUs made him a pariah.
June 22, 1944 ~ The G.I. Bill of Rights
Today in 1944, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill of Rights, was signed into law.
Harry W. Colmery, a former National Commander of the American Legion, is credited with writing the first draft of the G.I. Bill.
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