The original purpose was that when a Soldier jumped or glided into Normandy ... The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is the only air assault division of the United States Army.

In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder I take a look at the incredible Airborne Museum in the Normandy town of Sainte Mère Église, famous for it being the first town liberated by US Forces on D-DAY, 6th ...

Twenty years after planning the Allied invasion of Normandy, Gen ... The first time that the U.S. Army is believed to have referenced a "D-Day" was on Sept. 7, 1918, about two months before ...

JUPITER — U.S. Army ... at the Normandy American Cemetery on Monday, searching for others like him. “It’s an honor to jump as tribute to the guys who started the legacy of airborne (troops ...

Some 4,000 Allied troops were killed in the invasion. Goss knows he was one of the lucky ones to make it back home. He traveled to Normandy with ... II Museum and the U.S. Department of Veterans ...

During the podcast, Anderson said the 22,000 soldiers will still keep their jobs and be reclassified as non-parachutist ...

was hand-picked by General Dwight Eisenhower to command the 1st U.S. Army during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Under Bradley's direction, American forces liberated Paris, turned back ...

A Missouri S&T history professor’s book about U.S. soldiers’ experience on Omaha Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy ...

Eisenhower speaks with men of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division ... to command the 1st U.S. Army during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.