On June 6, 1944, Allied forces, including a substantial number of West Virginians, launched the Normandy invasion.
Learn more:
Diary of George A. Wehrle
"Remembering Normandy"
"'I saw hundreds of boys dying that day. God was with
me'"
"Boone Native, D-Day Veteran, Remembered In
Alabama"
"Medal of Honor escapes Marion man's D-Day feat"
West Virginia Deaths on D-Day
West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives
Database