Laurence Edward LeSueur was an American journalist and a war correspondent during World War II.
19 Facts About Larry LeSueur
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Larry LeSueur worked closely with Edward R Murrow and was one of the original Murrow Boys.
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Larry LeSueur was born on June 10,1909, in New York City.
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Larry LeSueur began studies at New York University in 1927.
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Larry LeSueur studied English at NYU and, in 1932, received his bachelor's degree.
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In 1939, LeSueur traveled to England, where he approached Edward R Murrow about a job.
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Larry LeSueur covered the war across Europe, filing radio reports from Russia and London.
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Larry LeSueur covered the war on London After Dark, along with Murrow and Eric Sevareid, reporting the ongoing London Blitz.
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Larry LeSueur reported extensively from the Soviet Union after he was assigned to Moscow in 1941.
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Larry LeSueur covered D-Day, the Liberation of Paris, as well as the Liberation of Dachau and Mauthausen concentration camp.
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Larry LeSueur delivered the first broadcast to American listeners from a liberated Paris via underground radio broadcast that had not been cleared by military censors.
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Larry LeSueur was cited for that by the War Department for "outstanding and conspicuous service" and awarded the French Legion of Honor and the French Liberation Medal.
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On D-Day, Larry LeSueur landed with American troops on Utah Beach.
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Larry LeSueur was awarded the Medal of Freedom for his reporting on World War II.
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Larry LeSueur penned a book in 1943, Twelve Months That Changed the World, about important Eastern Front battles he covered in 1941 and 1942 for CBS.
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Larry LeSueur co-hosted the CBS television show Longines Chronoscope.
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Larry LeSueur left CBS and joined Voice of America in 1963.
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Larry LeSueur had two daughters, one with Hawkins and another with Bruce.
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Larry LeSueur died at 93 on February 5,2003, at his home in Washington, DC, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.