Operation Overlord was launched from England, landing at Normandy. This was the point of the spear that pierced the heart of the German National Socialist party.
I was listening to David Webb this evening -- he was broadcasting from Normandy Beach and talking to the few Soldiers still alive and a lot of the children and grandchildren of those brave people no longer with us. Some amazing stories and the air in the room got kind of dusty from time to time...
Our Army has an excellent site: Honoring the Past, Securing the Future.
My Dad was in England at the time working on Radar. (Born in Manchester, moved to Pittsburgh, PA with family when he was 14) He invented an elegant hack for getting German submarines.
My Mom was near Boston, MA working on refining Yellowcake