U.S. Army Sgt. Ivor D. Thornton, 34, landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy in the second wave of the D-Day invasion on June 6, ...

In the Second World War, the average age of the American military was the mid 20's, with those of more advanced years generally excluded from combat roles. There are some, however, who defied ...

1944. Travelling back to Omaha Beach each yea D-Day Warriors: It Was Our War Too is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android ...

Omaha beach is located about 40 minutes by car from Caen in Normandy. 34,000 American soldiers landed there on D Day during ...

In 1945, an attempt was made to identify the unknown remains, but the effort was unsuccessful, the DPAA said. Analysts with ...

A Missouri S&T history professor’s book about U.S. soldiers’ experience on Omaha Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy ...