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Westmoreland, Walter Drake, 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Atlanta, Georgia
Last Address Ramitelli Airfield, Foggia, Italy
Casualty Date Oct 12, 1944
Cause MIA-Finding of Death
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Hungary
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment South View Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Anzio Campaign (1944)
From Month/Year
January / 1944
To Month/Year
May / 1944
Description (Anzio Campaign 22 January to 24 May 1944) 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.