Results for "D-Day"

World War II veteran David Roderick talked about landing on Utah Beach on D-Day - June 6, 1944 - and the casualties in the following days. He also reflected on liberating Paris on August 25,…

Andrew Kiniry served as a U.S. Army medic in the European Theater during World War II. He recounted his tour of duty which included serving in Normandy following the D-Day invasion, fighting…

World War II veteran Clinton Gardner shared stories of his experience in the European theater of the war. Injured during the D-Day invasion, he would rejoin his division after recovering and…

World War II veteran George Morgan talked about his assignment with a Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU), considered the forerunner of the Navy SEALs. Mr. Morgan reflected on his training i…

World War II veteran Leonard Lomell was with the 2nd Ranger Battalion when he arrived in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. In this interview recorded by the National World War II Museum in Ne…

World War II Army Nurse Corps veteran Opal Grapes talked about providing medical care to American soldiers who were wounded on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and how she learned to keep her emotions u…

World War II veteran Elmo Bell was with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 505th Infantry Regiment on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He talked about parachuting into Normandy after his plane was hit by enem…

World War II veteran John Raaen was with the U.S. Army’s 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion on D-Day - June 6, 1944. He described how his company was diverted from Pointe du Hoc to Omaha Beach, a…

Leon Schafer was interviewed at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, about his life and his service in the Navy during World War II. He talked about his service in the Pacific theater, inclu…

Leon Schafer was interviewed at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, about his life and his service in the Navy during World War II. He talked about the D-Day landing in Normandy. This is th…

Hal Shook talked about his experiences during World War II, including flying fighter sweeps during the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Normandy. The National World War II Museum in New Orle…