Goss was among the first Americans to arrive on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day ... invasion’s 80th anniversary. The official international ceremony will take place June 6 on Omaha Beach.

The D-Day invasion had begun on June 6 ... morning of the 13th at the Sugar Red Section of Utah Beach, located on the northeast side of the Normandy Peninsula in France, the beaches had been ...

Although there were heavy Allied casualties, this invasion turned the tide ... Omaha and Utah beaches, is collectively known as the D-Day Beaches. Visitors can tour the approximately 50-mile ...

NORMANDY, Fra. (WIVT/WBGH) — This Thursday will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy ... and will be visiting Omaha Beach, Utah Beach and other sites related to the ...

His oldest daughter, Nancy Moats, told 69 News Schermerhorn was just 22 when he landed on Utah Beach in Normandy for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. "On D-Day landing, they landed in the ...

World War II veteran Dick Schermerhorn, who cleared mines on a Normandy beach during the D-Day assault, died Tuesday. At 102, he was among the few remaining survivors of the epic Allied invasion ...

Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D brings this monumental event to the world's largest screens for the first time. Audiences of all ages will discover from a new ...

Somewhere around 9,000 soldiers are buried in this Colleville-sur-Mer war cemetery, which overlooks Omaha Beach. Most of these lost their lives during the D-Day invasion. There's also a memorial ...

A D-Day hero today paid his respects to a fellow Normandy veteran whose ... which went in ahead of the main invasion force to clear the sea off 'bloody' Omaha Beach. He then had to go aboard ...

They analysed water levels, beach gradients ... Nearer the time of the invasion the Allies dropped twice as many bombs on the Pas de Calais as they did on Normandy. Even on D-Day itself, Allied ...

videoThe Battle for Omaha In this short film for secondary schools veterans of the Omaha Beach landings in Normandy ... WW2: How was D-Day, the biggest ever seaborne invasion, launched?

The D-Day invasion ... On the day of the invasion, numerous unforeseen issues arose. The initial airborne assault faced navigational errors, scattering paratroopers across the Normandy countryside.