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4 hours ago · Eisenhower’s words refer to New Orleans boat builder Andrew Higgins, and the plaque is located in front of one of Higgins’ plants in the city. ‘June 6, 2000, was our D-Day,’ co-founder says of New Orleans’ National WWII Museum. “Higgins made a lot of different boats, but this is the one that was used most prevalently,” Kimberly ...
4 hours ago · O n this day in history, the D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air and sea forces of the Allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military ...
4 hours ago · Give Today. In this special episode of World War II On Topic, hear the story of D-Day, as told through the real voices of those who were in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The National WWII Museum’s archival collection features over 12,000 personal narratives, including voices of those who fought on D-Day.
6 hours ago · 80 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, WWII shifted course: Here's how D-Day unfolded. Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy in northern France on June 6, 1944, was the largest ...
6 hours ago · The National WWII Museum in New Orleans says 119,550 American World War II veterans were alive as of 2023, including 4,400 in Michigan, according to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics.
4 minutes ago · World War II veterans are joining heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on June 6, 1944, led t…
