Battling rough seas with five-foot waves, thrashing wind gusts and heavy enemy fire, U.S. Navy amphibious landing craft attacking Utah Beach on D-Day managed to achieve total tactical surprise.

Retired Army Lt. Col. Rex Smith recalls landing at Utah Beach during the Allies' invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. ... A pair of landing craft hit Utah Beach in Normandy, France, June 1944.

"It’s hard to believe but I saw that beach bounce. I could just see it vibrating," said Don Buswell of Ogden, who was aboard a landing craft at Utah Beach on D-Day, in a 2005 interview with KUED.

Utah Beach, added as a landing site late in D-Day planning, proved critical. This was where two U.S. paratrooper units (the 82nd and the 101st Airborne Divisions) dropped behind enemy lines the ...

From tapes left by her father-in-law, Amy Calder shares an oral archive of his exploits during World War II.

WAKEFIELD, Neb. -- All kinds of thoughts undoubtedly ran through the minds of the thousands of young Americans on board landing crafts speeding toward the beaches of Normandy 75 years ...

At just 18, my dad landed with the first wave at Utah Beach and fought for the next month, until a ... American soldiers leave a landing craft under fire, on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

This beach was the designated landing zone for elements of the U.S. 5th Corps, consisting of the 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions along with supporting naval personnel and combat engineers.

The invasion was postponed for 24 hours because of rough weather; then, on the morning of June 5th, an armada of 3,000 landing craft, 2,500 other ships, and 500 naval vessels, escorts and ...

With the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings coming this June, most Americans visiting France’s D-Day sites will focus on Omaha Beach — where thousands died on June 6, 1944. But if you’re ...

With the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings coming in June, most Americans visiting France’s D-Day sites will focus on Omaha Beach — where thousands died on June 6, 1944. But if you’re ...

With the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings coming next month, most Americans visiting France’s D-Day sites will focus on Omaha Beach. But if you’re planning to visit Normandy this ...