With vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded. In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat. Few witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion. Vets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944. WWII vets are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones and hammer home a message D-Day survivors have repeated time and time again. Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane. The story of prolific World War II photographer Lee Miller, who documented the horrors at Dachau, is coming to the big screen. The C54D-DC airplane — a military version of the WWII-era Douglas DC-4 aircraft — crashed outside Fairbanks Tuesday. No survivors were found. The Department of Veterans Affairs will start buying veterans' failing mortgages to help them stay in their homes. An AI-powered exhibit will enable visitors to the National WWII Museum to ask questions of war-era heroes and supporters of the U.S. war effort. Load More