Wheeler Talk: Leonard "Bud" Lomell, Local World War II Hero, Part 2

13/03/2025 15 min

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Episode Synopsis

Listen as librarian Allison and Renée Lomell draw an intimate portrait of the larger-than-life figure Leonard "Bud" Lomell, whose death-defying actions on June 6, 1944, in Normandy are credited with providing the foothold the Allies needed to turn the seacoast invasion from disaster to success, and thereby signaling a turn in the entire European Theater effort. You'll hear Renée's personal recollections of Lomell's postwar career as a civic leader, attorney, father and role model.