It Was 80 Years Ago Today

 

The D-Day invasion of Normandy. 

 

The most famous baseball player there that day was 19-year-old Lawrence Berra, of the U.S. Navy. 

 

 

Other future celebrities there included: 

Alec Guinness - British Royal Navy 

James Doohan - Canadian Army 

Medger Evers - U.S. Army 

Charles Durning - U.S. Army

https://www.newsweek.com/d-day-remembrance-celebrities-who-served-during-normandy-invasion-1440071