I don't believe any 3 division units were part of the D-day invasion forces.

The 3rd US Infantry Division did not land in Normandy. They were in Italy until July 1944 and then were part of Operation Dragoon that landed in Southern France to support the breakout of Normandy.

The 3rd British Division did land on SWORD beach. The British division was sub-divided into Brigades. The 3rd Division included the following units:

From Wikipedia:

British forces - 3 Division Group

3rd Division - Major-General TG Rennie

8th Brigade (Assault Brigade)
- 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment
- 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment

9th Brigade
- 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles

185th Brigade
- 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment
- 2nd Battalion King's Own Shropshire Light Infantry

Divisional Troops
- 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment RAC
- 33rd and 76th Field Regiments RA (self-propelled guns)
- 7th Field Regiment RA
- 20th Anti-Tank Regiment RA
- 92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 3rd Divisional Engineers
- 3rd Divisional Signals
- 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment (machine guns)

5th Royal Marine Armoured Support Regiment

27th Armoured Brigade(DD Tanks)

1st Special Service Brigade - Brigadier Lord Lovat
- No. 3 Commando - Lt-Col Peter Young
- No. 4 Commando - Lt-Col Robert Dawson
  - A force of 176 French Marine Commandos from No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando landed with No. 4 Commando
- No. 6 Commando - Lt-Col Derek Mills-Roberts
- No. 45 (Royal Marine) Commando - Lt-Col Charles Ries

4th Special Service Brigade - landed between Juno and Sword

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