Family members of World War II Radioman 2^nd Class Julius Pieper gathered at Normandy American Cemetery in France today, 74 years after his death, to attend his burial.

The remains of a U.S. sailor recently accounted-for from World War II will be interred with full military honors at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on June 19, 2018. 

Before the United States entered World War I in April 1917, German U-boats sunk more than 880,000 tons of shipping—a wartime peak that reduced British grain stores to a six weeks’ supply.

American military leadership knew that defeating Germany in World War II would require a complex strategy that included devastation of German industry.

June 6, 2018 marks the 100^th anniversary of one of the first American offensives—the Battle of Belleau Wood, a pivotal event in World War I and an iconic battle in U.S. Marine Corps history.

The visitor center at Pointe du Hoc will close on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 3 p.m. due to the annual D-Day commemoration ceremony. However, the rest of the site will remain open for the ceremony, and until the normal closing time of 6 p.m. 

This year marks the 150^th anniversary of Memorial Day. While remembrance of America’s war dead took place prior to 1868, it wasn’t until the post-Civil War era that this national commemoration fully emerged. Maj. Gen.  John A.

On May 28, 1918 the American 1^st Division led an assault on the town of Cantigny, France, making it the first divisional attack by the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I.

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery will have altered hours on Saturday, May 26, 2018 because of the Memorial Day Ceremony.

9 a.m.—1:30 pm.             Cemetery open