D-Day Support

USS Arkansas (BB-33) fires its 12-inch guns at German positions while supporting the D-Day Omaha Beach landings at Normandy; June 6, 1944.

Large battleship firing guns

Courtesy of the Naval Historical Center

Media

Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Category

Events / Military Science / Ships and Vessels

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