BONY, France — The commander in charge of Army operations in Europe led Memorial Day tributes Sunday at the Somme American Cemetery, where some of the first American troops to die in combat on ...

The Bayeux War Cemetery is one of the largest of 18 military cemeteries in Normandy, with more than 4,000 graves – many of which mark the plots of soldiers who were never identified.

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is ranked #4 out of 18 things to do in Normandy. ... World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France.

Epinal American Cemetery is the final resting place of 5,255 service members and was established by Seventh Army in October 1944 as one of two permanent American cemeteries in the south of France.

Our decision to bring his remains home from France wasn’t ‘macabre.’ ...

Shaun Nadolny is finally making the trip from Wisconsin to visit his great-uncle’s grave in the Brittany American Cemetery in France. Tradition holds that for visiting family members, staff will ...

Army Pvt. Charles William Smalley Jr., a Chesterton native, was 19 when he died in combat in 1944 but no one knew where his body went.

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of ...

The body of Sgt. Baldamore Garcia lies in the Lorraine American Cemetery in France, almost 6,000 miles from his hometown of San Marcos, California. Surrounding him are the graves of other American … ...

A soldier with the 28th Division stands amid the ruins of Gathemo, France, in August 1944. (Screenshot from National Archives film) Shaun Nadolny is finally making the trip from Wisconsin to visit ...