Near dusk on D-Day the 388th Fighter Squadron was given its fourth mission of the day: Destroy mortar and howitzer batteries near the Lounges Artillery Battery. The battery, already knocked out by naval gunfire, was designed to engage warships. The mortars and small howitzers, mounted in concrete shelters beside the big guns, were used to kill infantry and landing craft on the beach and they were still doing that job. Take them out while there is still daylight remaining.
