Edited by Destroyer History Foundation from NARA photo 19-K-N-17504. “Target of Opportunity” by Dwight Shepler #150, 1944: watercolor showing Emmons dueling with a German 88mm battery on the cliffs above Port-en-Bissin, Normandy, Emmons’ primary target in the initial bombardment. Enemy salvos straddled Emmons which, with Doyle, returned 5-inch and 40mm fire, silencing the enemy battery. Caption source: Naval Historical Center. |