D-Day

First Sgt. Bud Lommell is a nod to Leonard "Bud" Lommell who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his part in disabling guns at Pointe Du Hoc on the morning of June 6th. Lommell was given a battlefield commission shortly after the action. He was wounded three times, the last at the Battle of Bulge, after which he was discharged from the Army. After the war he became an attorney. He lived to the age of 91.

He was frequently interview about his actions on numerous radio and television about his action on D-Day

In 1994, he was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame.

Regular German army soldiers did not wear Swastika armbands.