Landing on Utah Beach
A group of personal accounts by soldiers who landed on Utah Beach during D-Day. Sims Gauthier, Sam Grundfast, John Ahern, and Joe Blaylock. Letter From the Front
On this site, there is a copy of the letter 2nd Lieutenant Burkhalter, part of the "Fighting First" on D-Day, wrote to his wife describing his experience of landing on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
On Board the HMS Swift
David Cottrell, an Able Seaman Gunner, shares his experiences aboard the HMS Swift. His account is fascinating and describes what it was like to be in one of the ships right behind the minesweepers while crossing the Channel. On board during the first hours of D-Day, Cottrell describes the action of the invasion. Overlord Profiles
Three stories from the men and women who were there on D-Day. The personal accounts of Staff Sergeant Edward Farley, Sublieutenant George "Jimmy" Green, and WAC Helen Denton are saved in PDF format. (Click on the picture to get to the stories.) Parachuting Behind Enemy Lines
Paratroopers notoriously had one of the highest casualty rates in the war. Read through several accounts of what it was like to jump behind enemy lines as part of the D-Day invasion. Elvy Roberts, Roy Nickrent, John Fitzgerald, Ken Russell, and Bill Tucker. PBS: Letters From the Front
Excerpts from six letters soldiers sent home to their families describing their experiences during D-Day. PBS: Voices of D-Day
A collection of personal accounts from D-Day, six from American soldiers and two from German soldiers. Be sure to read Leonard Lomell's story.
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