INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On the 81st anniversary of D-Day, a new exhibit at the Indiana War Memorial tells the story of the USS Indiana (BB-58) and its important role in World War II.

Just after 3:30 a.m. on June 6, 1944, D-Day began. It was the first day of the Allied invasion of France and marked a turning point in World War II.

The invasion, codenamed Operation Overlord, saw more than 160,000 troops from countries including the U.S. the United Kingdom and Canada land along a stretch of heavily-fortified coastline in Normandy, France.

More than 4,400 Allied troops were killed on D-Day with nearly 6,000 troops wounded or missing. The sacrifices made that day laid the foundation for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

The USS Indiana wasn’t involved in the invasion of Norma

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