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25/06/2026

Pictures of USS Texas BB-35 during the bombardment of Cherbourg - June 25, 1944

During the bombardment USS Texas came under fire by German 240mm shells from Battery Hamburg.

Battery Hamburg was east of Cherbourg near Fermanville consisting of four 240mm / 9.4-inch SK L/40 naval guns that were originally mounted in pre-WW1 warships. The shells used were 240mm Spr gr L/4,1 Bdz HE with base fuzes, most of the ammunition dated to WW1 or earlier.

The Cherbourg Bombardment Force TF129 was commanded by Rear Admiral Deyo and split into two groups;
Group One consisted of USS Nevada, USS Tuscaloosa, USS Quincy, HMS Enterprise, HMS Glasgow and five destroyers.
Group Two consisted of USS Texas, USS Arkansas, and five destroyers.

During the Bombardment of Cherbourg, Group Two was given the task of putting Battery Hamburg out of action.
During the action, USS Texas was hit by two 240mm shells from Battery Hamburg; one skidded on top of the conning tower and exploded under the pilot house, killing helmsman Christen Christensen.
The second 240mm shell skipped off the water, tumbling into the side of the ship, it was found after the battle in a bunk and disarmed the next day, it is currently on USS Texas.

During the three-hour duel, the German gunners straddled and near-missed Texas over 65 times, but she continued her mission until 1500 when she retired, having expended 208 14-inch shells in the roughly three-hour action.

Official US Navy Photographs

Battleship Texas Foundation

25/06/2026

US Soldiers of the 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, during the advance towards Cherbourg, France - June 25, 1944 - NARA

25/06/2026

Pictures of USS Nevada BB-36 taken during the bombardment of German fortifications around Cherbourg, France - June 25, 1944

After rearming from bombardment duty off of the Normandy beachhead, Nevada rendezvoused with the Cherbourg Bombardment force TF129 commanded by Rear Admiral Deyo on June 22, 1944.

Nevada was assigned to Group One with USS Tuscaloosa, USS Quincy, HMS Enterprise, HMS Glasgow and five destroyers.
Group Two consisted of USS Texas, USS Arkansas, and five destroyers.

Around Noon on June 25, Group One closed to around 12,000 yards of Cherbourg, the German shore batteries opened fire six minutes later, with accurate enemy fire scoring a number of hits on Nevada’s companions, the Pearl Harbor survivor was bracketed by a three-gun salvo, one of these shells landed within 100 yards.

Rear Admiral Deyo ordered the Allied ships to open fire; Group One bombarded and eventually silenced the enemy gun battery at Querqueville.
US ground forces advancing on Cherbourg then called for fire support, Nevada fired her 14-inch guns at a target approximately 2.5 miles southwest of Querqueville.
Fire control personnel on the ground spotted the 14-inch shell hits and called in corrections. Nevada delivered more 14-inch rounds on target and after 25 minutes of sustained bombardment, the Germans there waved a white flag.

Using spotting aircraft, Nevada shifted to new targets between Querqueville and La Rivière, responding to additional calls for fire support she continued to engage targets of opportunity until ceasing fire at 1525.

In total, Nevada had fired 112 14-inch and 985 5-inch rounds off of Cherbourg, and despite being straddled by German shells over 20 times, she sustained no casualties and suffered only superficial damage from shell fragments.

Photographed from the cruiser HMS Enterprise D52

IWM - Allen, E E (Lt) Photographer / WWP-PD

25/06/2026

Soldiers of the 6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 78th Infantry Division, advance past a Sherman III of the Ontario Regiment, 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade in Pucciarelli Italy - 25 June 1944

Thanks Alex 'Windy' Miller for his assistance

Menzies (Sgt) Photographer
IWM NA 16442 WWP-PD

25/06/2026

Sherman DD with its flotation screens removed of 4th/7th Dragoon Guards, 8th Armoured Brigade, passing through Douet de Chouain in Normandy as engineers work to clear the debris - 25 June 1944

Thanks Alex 'Windy' Miller for his assistance

Laing (Sgt) Photographer
IWM (B 5897 WWP-PD

25/06/2026

German Pak 40 75mm with one of its gunners lying by it in Fontenay-le-Pesnel, Normandy - 25 June 1944

Note disabled Panther & Sherman in the background

The 7.5 cm Pak 40 (7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40) was a successful anti-tank weapon, effective against almost every Allied tank.

Dead gunner blurred out of respect.

Handford (Lt) Photographer
IWM B 5939 WWP-PD

25/06/2026

Soldiers of the Hallamshire Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, 49th Infantry Division, advance through Fontenay-le-Pesnel, Normandy - 25 June 1944

Thanks Alex 'Windy' Miller for his assistance

Handford (Lt) Photographer
IWM B 5942 WWP-PD

25/06/2026

Trooper Bill Blackett, driver of a Valentine tank of 29th Armoured Brigade, 11th Armoured Division, chats with Pat Brooker, age 5, while halted in Rottingdean, East Sussex - 25 June 1942

Tanner (Lt) Photographer
IWM H 20821 WWP-PD

25/06/2026

The “Scoreboard” on USS Lexington CV-16 is updated following the Battle of the Philippine Sea / Marianas Turkey Shoot - June 1944

LIFE Magazine Archives - JR Eyerman Photographer WWP-PD

USS Lexington Museum

25/06/2026

Marine Platoon Sergeant Jerre Zorn was Killed in Action on June 24, 1944 on Saipan, he was 23 years old…

Born on June 27, 1920 to Walter and Mae Zorn in Alameda, California, Jerre Reinhardt Zorn enlisted in the Marine Corps.
When he landed on Saiapn he was serving as a Platoon Sergeant with the 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.

On June 24, 1944, Zorn was Killed in Action on Saipan, he was Posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, his citation tells the story of his loss;

"For heroic achievement as Gun-Commander of a 75mm Half-Track serving with the 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Saipan, Marianas Islands, 24 June 1944.
Assigned to protect a flank of the 2nd Battalion in the attack on a hostile village, Platoon Sergeant Zorn constantly exposed himself to relentless enemy fire in order to control his half-track, thereby enabling the crew to accomplish its mission.
Mortally wounded in the performance of his hazardous duty, Platoon Sergeant Zorn, by his cool courage and zealous efforts, had contributed materially to the ultimate success of our forces on this island, and his unwavering devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country."

Platoon Sergeant Jerre Zorn is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii - Section N 741.

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