D-Day and the Normandy Campaign - The National WWII Museum
D-Day. Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather. With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944. Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment at 6:30 a.m. American forces faced severe resistance at Omaha and Utah ...
Planning for D-Day: Preparing Operation Overlord
Planning for D-Day: Preparing Operation Overlord. Despite their early agreement on a strategy focused on defeating “Germany First,” the US and British Allies engaged in a lengthy and divisive debate over how exactly to conduct this strategy before they finally settled on a plan for Operation Overlord, the D-Day invasion of Normandy. May 23 ...
National Day of the Deployed: Honoring America’s Deployed ...
October 26 marks the National Day of the Deployed. The day honors all servicemembers who have been deployed in the service of the United States. It also honors the sacrifices their families have made during deployments. More Americans deployed to combat zones overseas during World War II than any other war in American history.
The Airborne Invasion of Normandy - The National WWII Museum
On June 5, 13,400 American paratroopers boarded C-47 aircraft for the largest airborne operation in history. Problems began as they crossed into France. The plan for the invasion of Normandy was unprecedented in scale and complexity. It called for American, British, and Canadian divisions to land on five beaches spanning roughly 60 miles.
D-Day Timeline | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
D-Day Timeline On June 6, 1944, Western Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe. The timeline below features some of the key events of D-Day, the greatest amphibious landing in history.
Eleanor Roosevelt's My Day Column from Guadalcanal
Eleanor Roosevelt's My Day columns were a series of newspaper articles written by the First Lady between 1936 and 1962. Published six days a week in newspapers across the nation, her columns offered a snapshot of her daily life and thoughts on important issues. This column was republished by permission of the estate of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Oscar Perdomo: The Last Undisputed ‘Ace in a Day’
San Diego Air and Space Museum. On August 13, just days after the droppings of the atomic bombs, Perdomo’s unit flew from Ie Shima to Keijo (modern-day Seoul), Korea, in his 10th combat mission. Arriving over the target area the 507th’s aircraft encountered some 50 Japanese Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar and Ki-84 Frank fighters.
GARLAND E. DAY - The National WWII Museum
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