World War II Memorial During a June 5, 2019, commemoration event at the National World War II Memorial, volunteers read the names of nearly 9,000 American service members who were killed in France during Operation Overlord, which began June 6, 1944. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Small (0 KB)| Medium (0 KB)| Full Size (7.3 MB) Tags: Observances, World War II, D-Day, d-day 75 Photo By: C. Todd Lopez, DOD VIRIN: 190605-D-NU123-002.JPG Photo Gallery