The D-Day invasion is typically remembered for the brutal fighting on the beaches of Normandy, but the battle had already begun hours earlier.

In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder I take a look at the incredible Airborne Museum in the Normandy town of Sainte Mère Église, famous for it being the first town liberated by US Forces on D-DAY, 6th ...

On the eve of the D-Day invasion, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower spent the remaining hours of daylight with the paratroopers who were about to jump behind German lines into occupied France. A single moment ...

As Command Sgt. Maj. Vern Daley prepared for a parachute jump over Alaska on Thursday with the 11th Airborne Division, he had one addition to his standard Army uniform and equipment — his ...

General Lee's Airborne -- Matthew Bunker Ridgway -- Maxwell Davenport Taylor -- War -- The Birth Of American Airborne Divisions -- "Become A Paratrooper!" -- James Gavin -- Sicily and Italy : A Dress ...

Of those listed, one of the first guys to get involved with the D-Day invasion was Wayne Tuttle. A paratrooper with the 101st Airborne, his C-47 airplane actually left England at 10 p.m. the night ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email In a tribute to the brave souls who fought and fell during World War II, the 173rd Airborne Brigade did a ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- As the 80th commemoration of D-Day approaches on June 6 a group of veterans in the 82nd Airborne traveled to Normandy for a series of tributes and celebrations. One North ...

American Airpower Museum continues its popular C-47 D-Day Living History Flight Experience on Saturday, Sept. 6, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Passengers will fly in ...

Staff Sgt. William D. Owen's Bronze Star was posthumously upgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during WWII. (Courtesy 505th Regimental Combat Team/James J. Ricci family ...