World War II (WWII) pilot Lt. Colonel Charles Baldwin never took part of the Allied invasion of Normandy in northern France on June 6, 1944, a date remembered as D-Day. Instead, he and his crew flew 51 bombing missions over Germany during the war.He and over 60 other American WWII veterans will see where Allied forces fought and died when they visit the D-Day beaches next month. They will attend ceremonies in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion to successfully push back German forces from Nazi occupied France.Eight decades ago, 160,000 American, Canadian and British troops landed ...