Henry DuBay was there for the Normandy Invasion 75 years ago. He was there for his country. He was there for his family. For freedom, for democracy, for decency. The Gilbert, Arizona, resident, a C-47 pilot during World War II, was honored at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans June 6, 2019, for his participation in the most important battle of the last century, which took place along 50 miles of French coastline. He and other D-Day veterans were flown to the museum to discuss Operation Overlord and meet well-wishers from around the country. The costs had been high: approximately 2,500 Americans and almost 2,000 British and Canadian troops were killed just on the first day, June 6, 1944. Another 7,500 were wounded. But the battle was won, and the war in Europe would be over less than a year later.
