Charles Norman Shay, a Native American who risked his life to save “countless” fellow soldiers during the D-Day landings near Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, died Wednesday at the age of 101.
The war that had dominated their youth was drawing to a close. The Amsterdam High School class of 1945 yearbook reported that ...
On the 6th of June 1944, D-Day commenced. The largest amphibious operation in history marked the start of the liberation of ...
Frank DeVita recounts his role during the D-Day landings and the challenges he faced on Omaha Beach. A respectful, factual ...
PARIS (AP) — Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and helped save lives, died on Wednesday. He was 101. Shay ...
A “RUPERT” paratrooper dummy designed to trick the Germans over the D-Day landings is up for grabs for a possible £6,000.
As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day before becoming a prisoner of war. Back home, a decorated veteran, he was forbidden to vote as a Native American.
Tennessee Tech alumnus Jeremy Martin wins an Emmy for his tribute to D-Day, a composition years in the making, underscoring ...
Charles Norman Shay was believed to be the last of roughly 500 Native American soldiers who came ashore at Normandy, France on D-Day.
Anthony Graziano managed welterweight champions Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus after serving in World War II.
Reginald "Crash" Harrison lived through four plane crashes in WWII and lived to talk about it. He died in Canada recently at ...
A museum has transformed three historic rooms to reflect their use by air crews during World War Two. The Imperial War Museum ...