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The cemetery contains 2,316 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 2,025 of them identified, [2] including Victoria Cross recipient, Sergeant Maurice Rogers [3] and British flying ace Flight Lieutenant Arthur Hodgkinson. [4] There is also one First World War burial which was brought from Chieti Communal Cemetery near Rome. [5]
The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that commenced January 22, 1944. The battle began with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle , and ended on June 4, 1944, with the liberation of Rome .
Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II American military war grave cemetery, located in Nettuno, near Anzio, Italy. The cemetery, containing 7,858 American war dead, covers 77 acres (31 ha) and was dedicated in 1956. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. [1]
The Commonwealth of Nations Anzio War Cemetery is to be found about a kilometer from Anzio town in the Lazio region of Italy. It is located 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Rome . It should not be confused with the Commonwealth Beach Head War Cemetery some 3,5 kilometers to the north or the American Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial ...
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Newark Advocate veterans columnist Doug Stout, of the Licking County Library, chronicles the first death in the 76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Major General John Porter Lucas (January 14, 1890 – December 24, 1949) was a senior officer of the United States Army who saw service in World War I and World War II.He is most remembered for being the commander of VI Corps during the Battle of Anzio (codenamed Operation Shingle) in early 1944 during the Italian campaign of World War II.
A remarkable photograph of an American bald eagle perched atop of a veteran's gravestone went viral on Memorial Day, and reminded the nation the true reason for the national holiday.Sunday evening ...