Some 156,000 Allied troops stormed Normandy, France, by sea and air ... before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. A sign outside Trinity Church, New York City, inviting ...
There are no showtimes for this date. June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through ...
West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Two Upstate veterans are returning to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a major turning point in World War II. Sgt. George F. Reitmeier, 98, and Retired Capt.
Four U.S. military veterans from Massachusetts who served during World War II are back home after traveling to Normandy, ...
World War II veteran Martin Copenhafer, who survived D-Day in 1944, is starting over at age 104 after his Malibu home was ...
At just 17 years old, Joseph Coy left Pittsfield High School to enlist in the Navy, serving on Utah Beach on D-Day and later ...
World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France. Although there were ... commemorating the anniversary. Thanks to Normandy's unpredictable weather, you'll want ...
A Fort Carson soldier had no idea his special assignment to participate in D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in Normandy, France, meant he'd actually get to meet a 104-year-old D-Day hero.
Dozens of World War II veterans are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones, and hammer home a message that survivors of D-Day and the ensuing Battle of Normandy, and of other ...
When he was 19 years old, Joseph B. “Ben” Miller landed at Normandy on D-Day in a paraglider. Eighty years later, he visited ...