But remember, more than 4,000 American military members gave their lives that day, on Utah Beach and Omaha Beach. Now about the name Utah Beach? Per students of military history about the choice ...

But at nearby Omaha beach, the US force suffered serious ... Juno, Sword and Utah. Up to 7,000 ships and landing craft were involved, delivering a total of 156,000 men and 10,000 vehicles to ...

The burning landing craft struck a second mine, then was pummeled by intense German artillery fire. Finally it beached itself on the section of Omaha Beach called “Dog White.” Most of the 225 ...

The storming of Omaha Beach was later depicted in the film Saving Private Ryan. Mr Daniels' family were unaware of his involvement in the allied landing until the film was released in 1998.

The Americans would assault two beaches in the West code named Omaha and Utah ... the most ambitious of those was for the British landing at sword beach. Lying 7 miles inland and protected ...

the LCVPs — short for Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel — designed and built by Higgins' firm were unloading wave after wave of American GIs on Normandy's Utah Beach during the D-Day landings.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Officials with Omaha’s RiverFront say parts of Lewis and Clark Landing are temporarily ... begins Saturday and includes the Urban Beach, Riverfront Plaza, Marina and Sand ...

American WWII veteran Bill Wall throws roses into the water during a wreath-laying ceremony at Utah Beach on Wednesday at Utah Beach, Normandy. The Associated Press OMAHA BEACH, France — As ...