EPISODE · Jun 19, 2009 · 43 MIN
Leonard Lomell & Jack Kuhn
from Veterans Chronicles · host Radio America
June 6, 1944: D-Day. Among the major targets of the Allied invasion forces were the large German guns based near Pointe du Hoc, which threatened the troops hitting Omaha and Utah beaches. The U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion was assigned the task of taking Pointe du Hoc, and disabling the German guns. This week, Veterans Chronicles profiles the story of Leonard Lomell, who found and destroyed the guns. Joining him is fellow Ranger Jack Kuhn.
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Leonard Lomell & Jack Kuhn
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