This week, about 150 World War II veterans – likely the last large gathering of this generation of heroes – are visiting the beaches of Normandy and participating in several days of ...
has identified an Emporia man killed during World War II. Sgt. John O. Herrick, 19, was onboard a landing craft blown up by an underwater mine during the D-Day invasion of Normandy Beach on June 6 ...
Just 80 years after Harold Terens landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, as part of the D-Day operation, he made another memory at the site: marrying his fiancée, Jeanne Swerlin. STORY: https ...
After returning from their trip to Omaha Beach in Normandy, Palm Beach International Airport welcomed two World War II veterans from the Treasure Coast. Sydney Edson, 100, from Lake Worth Beach ...
Goss was among the first Americans to arrive on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Today, Goss is one of an estimated 100 to 150 World War II veterans returning there for ...
World War II combat veteran Rueben Kolpack celebrated his 104th birthday on Wednesday, March 19. In the days leading up to ...
France's President Emmanuel Macron reacts after awarding 104-years-old British World War II veteran Christian Lamb, second right, who helped to plan the D-Day landings in Normandy, with the ...
One of the most important days in military history, June 6, 1944, will undoubtedly live in infamy. On this day, Operation ...
On June 6, 1944, under twinkling dawn skies, Allied forces dared the English Channel and stormed Normandy Beach — determined ...
World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place ... Today this piece of coastline, which includes Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah beaches, is collectively known as the D-Day Beaches.
John McManus, a World War II historian, looks at war scenes from ... The Summer of 1944 — The American War from the Normandy Beaches to Falaise." You can learn more about McManus on his website.