(1920-01-22)January 22, 1920 Brooklyn, New York, US
Died
March 1, 2011(2011-03-01) (aged 91) Toms River, New Jersey, US
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1942–1945
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Service number
32269677
Unit
D Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion
Battles/wars
World War II Battle of Normandy Battle of Hurtgen Forest Battle of the Bulge
Awards
Légion d'honneur Distinguished Service Cross Military Medal Silver Star Bronze Star Purple Heart
Spouse(s)
Charlotte Lomell
Other work
Attorney
Plan for Assault on Pointe du Hoc, June 6, 1944Replica at Pointe du Hoc of a disabled gun's barrel
Leonard G. "Bud" Lomell (January 22, 1920 – March 1, 2011) was a highly decorated former United States Army Ranger who served in World War II. He is best known for his actions in the first hours of D-Day at Pointe du Hoc on the coast of Normandy, France.
Pointe du Hoc was the site of the German Army's largest coastal weapons, five 155-millimeter German guns with a 25-kilometre (16 mi) range that endangered the tens of thousands of troops landing on Omaha Beach and Utah Beach, and thousands of watercraft in the English Channel supporting the Normandy invasion.[1] Unbeknownst to the Allied intelligence, the Germans had concealed the guns in an orchard, but left them operational and ready to fire.[1] Through skill, courage and "pure luck," Lomell found and quickly disabled all five guns.[2] Lomell was recognized by historian Stephen Ambrose as the single individual—other than Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower—most responsible for the success of D-Day.[3] Six months later, in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, he would again distinguish himself, earning a Silver Star for his heroism and leadership as the 2nd Ranger Battalion captured and held Hill 400. After the war he returned to Ocean County, New Jersey, becoming an attorney in Toms River.
^ abStephen E. Ambrose, D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, pp. 416-17 (Simon & Schuster 1994) ISBN 0-684-80137-X.
^Tom Brokaw, "The Greatest Generation," pp. 125-133 (Delta 1998) ISBN 0-8129-7529-4.
^Sam Christopher, "Toms River Vet to be Honored by Monmouth University", Ocean County Observer, May 6, 2007.
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