Leon Day was born in October 1916 in Alexandria, Va., and moved to Baltimore, Md., with his family when he was…
Bradford Freeman was born in 1925 in Artesia, Miss., to a family of eight children. Growing up, the young Freeman worked on his…
After 77 years, U.S. Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division touched down on European soil in a continued effort to…
U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan went missing in action on June 6, 1944, just inland…
Army Lt. Col. Matt Urban was only 24 when he became his battalion’s commander as the Allies pushed further into…
Every year, service members from across the globe travel to the small, historical village of Sainte-Mere-Eglise in Normandy, France, to…
Background After the German Army invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin began pressing his…