To begin, click here to listen to the order of the day from General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(Photo credit: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S.A. McClelland Barclay #1, Oil on canvas, circa 1944. From the Navy Art Collection at the Navy Historical Center.)

The Sights of D-Day:

To see the images created by Navy artists on D-Day, visit the Navy Historical Center's web page D-Day Normandy: Operation Overlord
(Note: if you are blocked from this site, please visit D-Day Normandy (local copy, not all pictures available)
Use these images to help you create your vivid descriptions and create your narrative.
Caption for drawing to left, from the Navy Historical website: "Exposed to enemy fire as he steered his craft to shore, the lives of thirty-six infantrymen in his small LCVP were his responsibility. If he failed in his mission of landing these troops, the strategy of admirals went for naught; the bombardment of a naval force alone could never gain a foothold on the hostile and contested shore. Prairie boy or city lad, the coxswain became a paragon of courageous determination and seamanship."

The Battles of D-Day:

Find details about the Operation Overlord battles at Normandy Online  presented by Britannica.com :

Military Units of D-Day:

 For information about the Allied units that participated in D-Day, visit Normandy Allies

Your Project Worksheet:

Use the D-Day Webquest worksheet to help develop your character and to record your research. This is a word-processing document that you can copy to your laptop and then fill-it out on the computer as you work. 

Other WWII Links:

(Photo credits — Top picture: Assault Wave Cox'n, Dwight C. Shepler #141a, Watercolor, 1944.Bottom picture: The Tough Beach, Dwight C. Shepler #147, Watercolor, June 1944. Source of both images is the Navy Historical Center)