D-Day, Omaha Beach. Bronze Star

Framing History presents another piece of Historic Art that commemorates the Allied invasion of Normandy. It includes a detail image of one of the most famous photographs taken on D-Day, June 6, 1944. United States Coast Guardsman CPHoM Robert F. Sargent (picture credit: National Archives) photographed the scene immediately after unloading infantry onto Omaha Beach. The photograph in the frame is an enlargement of the center of Sargent's image.

The initial assault on Omaha was led by the brave men of the 116^th Infantry Regiment, 29^th Infantry Division. Met with murderous fire from the German defenders, the 116^th suffered appalling casualties as they struggled ashore and made their way across the wide beach. The photograph shows GI's wading ashore, some men with their M-1 Garands in protective plastic sleeves. On shore in the hazy distance is one of the few Duplex-Drive Sherman tanks to make it all the way in to Omaha that morning.

The artwork also features an authentic reproduction 29^th Infantry Division shoulder patch, Bronze Star medal, and a copy of Ike's original D-Day message: "Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you..." The letter has been copied from an original in our collection. The photograph has been archival processed.

The finished piece measures 11" x 23". It is matted in a dark olive green, with a lower light green mat upon which the 29th Patch and Bronze Star are mounted. The frame is black metal (other colors are available. Contact us for info. Please see the "Frame Info" tab for complete information on how we frame our artwork. Item price includes ground shipping to the continental U.S.