June 1944 in Montana
• June 4 – The mayor of Great Falls and several local people
were interviewed for a KFBB radio program broadcast in
Britain.
• June 5 – The Allies captured Rome. High school air cadet
trainees arrived at Montana State College for two quarters
of training. An oil truck loading facility in Laurel was
destroyed by fire $30,000 damage.
• June 6 – The Allies invaded the Normandy beaches.
• June 7 – The 163rd Infantry Regiment captured Mokmer
airfield on Biak.
• June 9 – Paris Fligman’s department store in Great Falls was
sold to a subsidiary of Allied Stores for $1.75 million.
• June 12 – The Fifth War Bond Drive started.
• June 17 – Billings held the annual “Go Western” parade.
• June 20 – A five-year-old Helena boy drowned after riding
his tricycle into Ten Mile Creek.
• June 23 – A P-39 pilot was killed in a crash near Pompey’s
Pillar.
• June 24 – Five tons of waste paper were destroyed by
arsonists in Great Falls. A compulsory 48–hour work week
was implemented for major industries.
• June 25 – The Augusta rodeo began.
• June 28 – A truck accident near Boulder destroyed 180
cases of liquor.