Captain Joseph M. Patterson's battery of headline writers for the huge New York Daily News took Cherbourg six times last week. Their banner communiqués:
Wednesday: STORM CHERBOURG, CITY ABLAZE
Thursday: YANKS HIT CHERBOURG IN FLAMING FINALE
Friday: YANKS STORM CHERBOURG FROM THREE SIDES
Saturday: YANK BAYONETS SLASH PATH INTO CHERBOURG
Sunday: YANKS STORM CHERBOURG'S LAST HEIGHTS
Monday: CHERBOURG IS OURS
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