In response, the Navy began forming specialized demolition teams in 1942. These early units were created from experienced ...

UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it rose again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago Thursday, kicking off intense anniversary ...

Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy. As several dozen D-Day veterans — now all in their 90s — set foot on the sands that claimed so many colleagues, they are ...

Francis ‘Jim’ Grant joined the Royal Marines aged 18 in 1943 and served until 1946, patrolling beaches and escorting allied ...

When U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Wank leaped off a Higgins boat just yards from Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, his grip never let go of the trumpet in his hand as bullets rained down around him. As he ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — As the sun sets on ...