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Casualty Info
Home Town Elco, PA
Last Address Elco, PA
Casualty Date Jan 25, 1944
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Mediterranean Sea
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment American Cemetery - Sicily-Rome, Italy
World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater/Anzio Campaign (1944)
From Month/Year
January / 1944
To Month/Year
May / 1944
Description On January 1944, in conjunction with a frontal assault, the Allies attempted to turn the Gustav Line by landing troops at Anzio. But the frontal attack failed, and the Allies were unable to break out of the beachhead at Anzio until the Gustav Line was breached in May 1944.
