Before he knew it, he was leaping out of C-47s over Japan, where the Japanese were waiting for him. READ: Tampa veterans fly to France ahead of D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations Hita made 39 ...

Across the room, the fuselage of a green military plane vibrates while the sound of engines emanates through the cabin where troops sat, waiting to ... changed the world: D-Day, the largest ...

A soldier from Virginia who died on D-Day has been accounted for 81 years after he was killed, officials said in a news release. The company disembarked from their landing craft at around 7 a.m ...

The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. Start Slideshow Troops go ashore during training exercises for the ...