Episode

D-Day Orders & A Saginaw Soldier's Story | June 6

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Michigan Minute
Published
Jun 6, 2026
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60
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Summary

On this day in 1944, Gen. Eisenhower gave his D-Day orders to Lt. Wallace Strobel of Saginaw, Michigan—captured in a now-iconic photo turned postage stamp.