Staff from Eisenhower National Historic Site will commemorate the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion with a special walking tour of Gettysburg National Cemetery on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. Explore the stories of those buried in Gettysburg who were killed in action during the D-Day invasion 79 years ago.
WWII graves in Gettysburg National Cemetery. Photo courtesy of National Park Service, Eisenhower National Historic Site.
On June 6, 1944, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Allied Expeditionary Force embarked upon “the great crusade” as thousands of Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, beginning the liberation of Europe.
Gettysburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for over 6,000 men and women who served the United States in conflicts from the Civil War through the Vietnam War. In the years following World War II, over 500 fallen soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen were brought back to Gettysburg for their final burial.
Meet at the Taneytown Road entrance to Gettysburg National Cemetery for this free 60-minute Ranger program. Following the program’s conclusion, guests are invited to stay for the100 Nights of Taps program at 7 p.m. at the Soldiers National Monument in Gettysburg National Cemetery.
For more information about Eisenhower National Historic Site, the only home that Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower ever owned, visit nps.gov/eise.
Read the National Park Service press release.