#invasion-of-normandy

As a Pathfinder Pfc. Secrist was one of the first men to parachute into France before the invasion of Normandy, tasked with guiding other Paratroo...

In honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, 2Lt. Daniel Clark gives his recollection of that day from the perspective of a Glider Infantryman....

S/Sgt. Klein commanded a section of riflemen in the 5th Ranger Battalion, and was a part of one of the first units to land on D-Day....

Otway describes successfully neutralizing a crucial German battery in the hours before the Normandy Invasion, despite having a fraction of the me...

Otway describes successfully neutralizing a crucial German battery in the hours before the Normandy Invasion, despite having a fraction of the me...

ENS Irwin was tasked with destroying obstacles during the Invasion of Normandy....

BM1 Dubroc served in the Normandy Invasion with a Naval Combat Demolition Unit....

Capt. Sperber served in WWII as Pathfinder co-pilot, and was hit over Normandy during a mission right before the D-Day invasion....

Maj. Jacobson served as a pathfinder pilot during WWII, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy....

S1c Coombs describes crawling up the beach past hundreds of dead and wounded soldiers in the first wave of the Normandy Invasion....

T/Sgt Malarkey served as a Paratrooper in WWII, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy. The HBO show Band of Brothers tells the story of Malarkey ...

SSG Goff served as a Tank Commander in World War II, fighting in both the Invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge....

Sgt. Pierro served as a Tank Commander in WWII and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and the Invasion of Normandy....

CCM Markham served as a Navy Seabee during World War II and was tasked with destroying German obstacles that could have prevented a successful bea...

Capt. Peninger served in WWII as a glider pilot, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy....

2nd LT Loftis was a glider pilot during WW2, and participated in the D-Day invasion....

MGen Roger Rowley describes his experiences fighting as a ground forces officer in the days following the invasion of Normandy....

BGen Radley-Walters was a tank commander in the Canadian Army and was the Western Allies leading tank killer during WWII...

BGen Radley-Walters was a tank commander in the Canadian Army and was the Western Allies leading tank killer during WWII....

WWII Veteran Bill True describes the role of Sergeants in the success of a unit....