The date: June 6, 1944. As Shephard ... Finally it beached itself on the section of Omaha Beach called “Dog White.” Most of the 225-plus Army soldiers and Coast Guard sailors on board LCI ...
Omaha Beach became a symbol of courage and sacrifice. This video dives deep into the real events of D-Day, the soldiers' struggles, and the lasting impact of that historic morning.
Today, the Normandy beach once code-named “Omaha” shows few visible signs of the events of June 6, 1944, when more than 160,000 Allied troops assaulted the heavily fortified, German-occupied ...
His unit was attached to the 29th Infantry Division, who took Omaha Beach on June 6-7, 1944. Nearly a month was spent there directing landing craft, clearing obstacles, moving supplies ...
A D-Day veteran has said he will "never forget" the bloody attack on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944 that led to 1,700 American lives being lost. Joe Turpin, now 98, served on the ship HMS Ryde which ...
Charles Shay, Penobscot Indian, was just 19 years old when he landed on Omaha Beach in the first wave as a medic on June 6th, 1944. Travelling back to Omaha Beach each yea D-Day Warriors ...
A battle-scarred American flag believed to be the first planted on Omaha beach during the 1944 D-Day landings is expected to fetch more than $55,000 at auction next week, Updated on Dec 10 ...