Question: What key details about leonard lomell can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: leonard g. '' bud '' lomell -lrb- january 22 , 1920 -- march 1 , 2011 -rrb- 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-kilometer 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 . unbeknownst to the allied intelligence , the germans had concealed the guns in an orchard , but left them operational and ready to fire . through skill , courage and '' pure luck , '' lomell found and quickly disabled all five guns . 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 . six months later , in the battle of hurtgen 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 .
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- caption is lomell as a second lieutenant- placeofburial label is place of burial- awards is legion bronze star purple heart d'honneur distinguished service cross military medal silver star- battles is world forest battle of the bulge war ii battle of normandy battle of hurtgen- death date is 1 march 2011- allegiance is united states of america- nickname is bud- family is charlotte and rene -lrb- daughters -rrb- -lrb- wife -rrb- , georgine , pauline ,- birth date is 22 january 1920- unit is d company , 2nd ranger battalion- name is leonard g. lomell- branch is united states army- serviceyears is 1942 -- 1945- image is 2lt leonard lomell.jpg- birth place is brooklyn , new york- laterwork is attorney- rank is second lieutenant