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Casualty Info
Home Town Bay City, Texas; Erie County, New York
Last Address Ramitelli Airfield, Foggia, Italy
Casualty Date Jun 22, 1944
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Mediterranean Sea
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment American Cemetery - Sicily-Rome, Italy
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rome-Arno Campaign (1944)
From Month/Year
January / 1944
To Month/Year
September / 1944
Description (Rome-Arno Campaign 22 January to 9 September 1944) U.S. 5th Army advanced 150 miles to the Arno River. The unsuccessful attempt to break the Gustav Line on 22 January was followed by another unsuccessful effort in March when the infantry failed to push through after bombers had endeavored to open the line at Monte Cassino. Allied air power then began a vigorous campaign against railroads, highways, and shipping that supported German forces in Italy. With supply lines strangled, the Germans could not repulse the new drive launched by the Allies in May. German resistance crumbled. By 4 June 1944 the Allies had taken Rome. But the advance ground to a halt against a new defensive line the enemy established along the Arno River.
