The Gallant Destroyers of D-Day

[Talyn]

The big-gun battleships softened the German defenses and made for dramatic newsreel footage 60 years ago. But the spunky destroyers in the Normandy Invasion—including the Emmons (left) and Doyle (background right) in Dwight Shepler’s dramatic combat art—came within less than 1,000 yards from the shore, providing direct gunfire support for troops on the beach.

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2004/june/gallant-destroyers-d-day?

 

[Gofer]

I applaud the skippers of those destroyers to close with and destroy the enemy with precise naval gunfire. On the other hand, the guys on the beach were only armored with cotton shirts and they were closer than 1000 yards!