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The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo by Glover S. Johns HC 1958 1st Normandy WW2 W4. Johns, Glover S., Jr. Harrisburg: Military Service Publishing Co,, 1958. Hardcover, 257 pages, glossary. HTF first hand account of the breakout phase of the Normandy Campaign. Not common in the first edition. The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo . Johns, Glover S., Jr. Harrisburg: Military Service Publishing Co,, 1958. Hardcover, 257 pages, glossary. HTF first hand account of the breakout phase of the Normandy Campaign. Tells the exciting story of the fall of St. Lô, the first major objective of the invading American armies in Normandy in June of 1944. Although St. Lô was intended to be taken within days of the landing, stubborn German resistance postponed the town's fall until July 18. Not common in the first edition.