World War II By kmcpherson Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jun 21, 1944 Elam's 24th Birthday Oct 30, 1944 Last use of gas chambers at Auschwitz Dec 4, 1944 Elam and Norma's 5th Anniversary Jan 23, 1945 Elam and Norma's 3rd child, Lacy, is born Apr 12, 1945 Elam was in the hospital for blood poisoning Apr 12, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt died Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide May 2, 1945 German troops in Italy surrender May 7, 1945 Germany surrendered