Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. purportedly declared as his Higgins landing craft drifted about a mile from its target destination on Utah Beach the morning of June 6, 1944. At the age of 56 ...

An estimated 11,590 aircraft and 6,938 ships and landing craft were part of the assault ... and clear exits for U.S. infantry landing on Utah Beach. 3 a.m.: Allied minesweepers begin clearing ...

Threats and losses: They came ashore on Utah Beach from some 150 landing crafts on the morning of June 6, facing the dangers of fellow infantry and the added threats that came with maneuvering ...

A dress rehearsal for the D-Day assault on Utah Beach cost the 4th Infantry ... fast-attack craft that sank or damaged four LSTs, or Landing Ship, Tanks, filled with soldiers and sailors.

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.

Five soldiers from Philadelphia will be recognized as part of the 81st D-Day anniversary, marking their service with the 1st ...

The US troops were assigned to Utah beach at the base of ... US forces suffered substantial losses at Omaha Beach, where strong currents forced many landing craft away from their intended ...

In total, the landing area was only about 3 miles wide. The first two obstacles in the Utah Beach Ivy Week event symbolize the division landing and storming the beach. The terrain is low ...

Zoom in: One of the key landing sites became known as Utah Beach — apparently a random selection, according to a 1994 AP historical report. The intrigue: The name wasn't the U.S. Navy's first ...