D-Day

media release: This powerful exhibit features artwork by Keith Rocco and artifacts from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, telling the stories of Wisconsin service members who took part in the D-Day invasion. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed in Normandy, launching a pivotal operation that helped turn the tide of World War II. Forty-six Wisconsinites were killed in action that day, with many more serving in the campaign that followed.