It probably won't be on news or in the newspaper. I had 2 great uncles who were part of operation overlord. 1 who landed on Omaha beachhead 1st infantry Div. The other at St Mere Eglise 82nd Abn. Both had already seen combat in North Africa and Sicily. Thank you to all the WW2 generation for...
I had 7 great uncle's who served. 2 Navy, 1 of them was killed in the Solomon Islands, 5 Army, 2 were in the 1st Inf Div, 1 in the 82nd Abn Div. My grandfather was in the AAF B-17, survived the war and was killed after VJ day at Robbins airfield.
Billy Dixon was also one of the few civilians to be awarded the M.O.H. at the Buffalo wallow fight. If my memory serves me correctly he made the long shot with a 50-90 Sharp's rifle.