(NEXSTAR) – As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, we are remembering and honoring those who died fighting for our freedom. Many of them are buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, just yards ...

The remains of Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan, a Benson native killed June 6, 1944, in France, will be buried in the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on Saturday.

Photos from the burial with full military honors of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan, of Benson, on July 9, 2022, at Normandy American Cemetery in France. A cross marks the grave of U.S ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – On June 6th, 2024, Americans across the country will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. In Normandy, France a solemn tradition pays tribute to the sacrifice made by ...

When Rabbi Jacob Schacter visited the Normandy American Cemetery in 2014, one detail stayed with him long after his return home. The observation seemed insignificant at first. But for Schacter and the ...

Nearly 80 years after he was killed just miles away from the D-Day beach landings on June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France, Benson, Minn., native Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan will finally be ...

The soldiers were killed in a mine blast aboard a Coast Guard landing craft headed for Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.