Keywords: Damaged German pillbox at Pointe du Hoc.jpg Description Lieutenant Commander Knapper and Chief Yeoman Cook of USS Texas BB-35 examine a damaged German pillbox at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day 6 June 1944 Earlier in the day Texas had bombarded the point in support of the Omaha Beach landings The body of a dead U S Army Ranger killed during the assault on Pointe du Hoc lies covered up at right Source http //www history navy mil US Navy Photo 80-G-235595 Post-Work User W wolny Licence Public Domain PD-USGov-Military-Navy BB35 Texas Fortifications of World War II built by Germany Pointe du Hoc 1944-06-06 |