[MNJohnnie]

http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/dday/omaha.aspx

Two destroyers had been instrumental in neutralizing strongpoints between Les Moulins to Fox Red and at least 5 destroyers had moved in to support the landing troops. The USS Frankford was especially effective against the strongpoints covering the E-1 and by 1000 hours, it was secured

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4442/is_200401/ai_n16064610

Corry: The Destroyer that Led the Normandy Invasion

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Did they actually ran the destroyers into the ground to get as close to the German huge guns as possible ?
That must have been a sight to see to watch those destroyers take out the huge German gun locations.
If I was there, and knew our guys were in a difficult situation, I too would have ran the destroyers into the beach if I could and take out all the German defenses with the huge guns on the destroyers.