The 75th anniversary of World War II’s D-Day is June 6, commemorating the largest invasion by air, land and sea in history. More than 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes and 150,000 soldiers from the United ...
ON OMAHA BEACH, France — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday’s ceremonies got underway in honor of those who ...
DALLAS — More than 60 veterans of World War II took off Friday from Dallas to France, where they will take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The group ranges from 96 to 107 ...
APPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Wis. (WFRV) – Three of Northeast Wisconsin’s World War II heroes have returned from their once-in-a-lifetime visit to Normandy, France. American Airlines flew around 70 ...
This photograph is believed to show E Company, 16th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, participating in the first wave of assaults during D-Day in Normandy, France, June 6, 1944. (Chief Photographer's ...
Eighteen World War II veterans are part of a new exhibit called "Voices From The Front" that opened to the public in March. It allows people to ask questions and get real responses from the veterans — ...
A 90-year-old World War II veteran is topping the U.K. singles chart with a veterans tribute song. Jim Radford was just 15 years old during when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy.
More U.S. servicemembers died during World War II than the number of veterans of that war are still alive today. Of the 16 million servicemembers from 1941 to 1945, the U.S. Department of Veterans ...
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — More than 50 veterans from World War II braved the chilly, windy air along the northern French coastline to salute their fallen comrades on Tuesday, the 79th anniversary ...
U.S. 1st Infantry Division troops wade ashore on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois, is one of several museums and memorials in the U.S ...
World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday for poignant ceremonies on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on ...
Aug. 13—CONNEAUT — WW2 Armor will be returning to D-Day Conneaut this year, bringing a number of items to the event. "We're a self-propelled museum, we take these things to events where ever we can ...