U.S. 1st Infantry Division troops wade ashore on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois, is one of several museums and memorials in the U.S ...

Modern Day Rangers trace their linage to World War II when Maj. William O. Darby stood up 1st Ranger Battalion June 8, 1942 at Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. The 3rd and 4th Ranger Battalions were ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- The U.S. Army at Fort Benning held a ceremony here June 6 to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the epic first day of the pivotal 1944 Allied invasion of France that led to the ...

QUINCY – The German guns were raging, firing down on Walter McKinnon and his fellow soldiers in the 75th Infantry Division from higher ground in a tiny French town. With little cover and nowhere to ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Image on file. (On front:) OHIO HONORS/HER BRAVE SONS/25TH & 75TH/OH.O INFANTRY/2ND BRIGADE 1ST DIVISION/11TH CORPS./25 75/THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED ...

He will feel the rattle of the old C-53 engine and the thrill of those propellers cutting through the air. His memory will drift to days that weren’t so sweet. He said he’s flown dozens of times since ...

The soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, were honored by Carroll County officials Thursday — 75 years after many gave their last full measure of devotion. “A lot of folks say the ...