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D-Day raised-relief map of Utah Beach prepared U.S. troops for the 1944 invasion of Normandy.
Waverly Woodson Jr. was a medic on D-Day in the only all-black battalion to storm the beach. He worked for over 30 hours straight, saving lives while he himself was wounded.
D-Day is one of the most widely known battles in WWII, but it almost didn't happen. Here's why.
Seven months after Pearl Harbor, U.S. and Japanese forces clashed at Midway, a decisive battle that shifted the course of World War II.
Frank DeVita was in charge of lowering the ramp on the USS Samuel Chase on D-Day. The role would haunt him for the rest of his life.