Facing determined German troops, soldiers of the U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion scaled this height at a high cost in men in 1944 during World War II. At first it might sound like Point du Hoc on ...

Just as he did in the fashion world, Amies flourished, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1943, Amies was chosen to lead SOE operations in occupied Belgium, codenamed T Section.

The first of Scott Moore’s relatives killed in World War II was Oscar McIver, a B-17 turret gunner from Tishomingo, Oklahoma, whose Flying Fortress crashed in Pisseleux, France on Feb. 6, 1944.