CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division commemorating the impending 80th anniversary of D-Day jumped out of helicopters Sunday and attacked mock targets in ...
Vince Speranza, 98, jumped from the sky once more on Saturday more than 75 years after the veteran paratrooper made training jumps in the final days of World War II. Organizers said Speranza, of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville has opened up a new 3D exhibit to help people learn about D-Day. On June 6, 1944, members of the 82nd Airborne Division fell from the sky on ...
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment represented the 101st Airborne Division during the funeral service of Jim “Pee Wee” Martin at the Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio ...
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Who Fought to Secure la Fière Bridge on D-Day
La Fière Bridge was one of the most important objectives of the American airborne divisions on D-Day. Paratroopers had to ...
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 ...
Honoring the Heroes of D-Day: 173rd Airborne Brigade's Tribute Run from Pointe du Hoc to Omaha Beach
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 ...
On June 6, 1944, James Martin was among the first Allied paratroopers to jump into Normandy with the 101st Airborne, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. At 19 years old, he had trained for that moment ...
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 ...
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