West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...

Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for an easy daytrip that's especially popular with travelers interested in seeing Monet's house and gardens or the D-Day Beaches. But if you only ...

GAVIN and Stacey put Barry Island on the map - but the real winner is the ... fighting with a Scottish regiment and landing on the Normandy beaches. “After the war the family settled in the ...

In the hills of Berkeley, Susan Filter and Peter Koch's colorful home is bursting with some 7,000 books and a passion for ...

Within a year, he and his men would be deployed to England — to prepare for the invasion of Normandy ... forces hours away from landing on Utah Beach, Winters took charge.

For more information about the beaches and D-Day memorials and museums, visit the Normandy Tourism website. Normandy American D-Day Beaches Full Day Tour from Bayeux (1477 reviews) Normandy ...

Coy, a former Pittsfield fire chief and veteran who stormed the beaches of Normandy, recently sat down with The Berkshire Eagle at Berkshire Place to reflect on his time in the service. He is one of ...

The talk will detail Dorset's involvement in D-Day, particularly of the first British infantry landing on the Normandy beaches; the 231 Malta Brigade, made up of the the 1st Hampshires, 1st Dorsets ...

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 ...

Peeps’ recent series on Victoria Cross recipients has prompted an intriguing query from a reader about a decorated D-Day hero who gave his life in the bitter fighting just a week after the landings.