Today in World War II History—June 10, 1944

Flight nurses Lt Suella Bernard and Lt Foster, the first nurses to evacuate the wounded from Normandy to England. (US National Archives)

70 Years Ago—June 10, 1944: German SS troops massacre 642 civilians in Oradour-sur-Glane, France; only 10 survive. First US nurses land at Normandy, with the 128th Evacuation Hospital; also US flight nurses fly first air evacuation missions from France to England. US Eighth Army activated at Memphis, TN under Lt. Gen. Robert Eichelberger (will serve in the Pacific).