Three men who died during D-Day invasion identified in last year

Three more U.S. Army servicemen killed during 1944's historic D-Day operation have been identified, years after being buried as unknowns at Normandy American Cemetery.

Nearly 73,000 U.S. troops landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944. More than 2,500 were killed or were missing in action. McKeague said hundreds are still yet to be identified. Army Cpl. Julius Wolfe is one of three soldiers killed during the D-Day invasion identified in the past year. (Marion J Chard, WWII Engineer Gallery) Julius Wolfe, left, was among roughly 200 people killed aboard a vessel that struck an underwater mine while en route to Omaha Beach. (Marion J Chard, WWII Engineer Gallery) Julius Wolfe's remains were kept at Normandy American Cemetery, where he was buried as an unknown. (Marion J Chard, WWII Engineer Gallery) Army Sgt. John Herrick, whose remains were identified this past year, is photographed alongside his brother, Bill. (DPAA) Another photograph of John and Bill Herrick. (DPAA) John Herrick, pictured alone, was killed on D-Day aboard a vessel that struck an underwater mine while en route to Omaha Beach. (DPAA) Bret Baier currently serves as FOX News Channel's (FNC) anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier (weeknights at 6-7PM/ET), chief political anchor of the network and co-anchor of the network’s election coverage. Baier is also host of FOX News Audio's "The Bret Baier Podcast" which includes Common Ground, The Campaign, The Candidates and The All-Star Panel. He joined FNC in 1998 as the first reporter in the Atlanta bureau and is now based in Washington, D.C.

"The case of those three soldiers, they were part of a landing craft on June 6 and hit a mine," said McKeague.