bigpigeon.us webpage WW II - Germany > MTO > Italy > To the Gustav Line, updated by RAC 8 Sep 2020.
Before attacks in the Cassino area could begin, the approaches, shown on the above map in a short curved green line and in detail on the map to the right, had to be cleared. This was a long and arduous process.
One casualty was Private Earl Card, an orphan who had been raised by his grandparents in my home town of Avoca, Iowa. Earl served with the 4th Ranger Battalion and died near Venafro, shown on the map to the right, on November 12. Another casualty was Captain Harry Waskow of Texas, killed on Mt. Sammurco on December 14.
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Sources for the To the Gustav Line webpage:
Pottawattamie County, Iowa WW II Area Dead - To the Gustav Line:
† Card, Earl E., SN 20-706-381, US Army, Pott Co.
- The Italian Campaign - The Winter Line map is courtesy of Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Line#/media/File:ItalyDefenseLinesSouthofRome1943_4.jpg
Pottawattamie County, Iowa WW II Area Dead - To the Gustav Line:
- Taken from the bigpigeon.us WW II Dead webarea.
† Card, Earl E., SN 20-706-381, US Army, Pott Co.
- Co. B, 4th Ranger Bn.; KIA 12 Nov 1943, Venafro, Molise, Italy, 16 miles E of Cassino; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
- Co. K, 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 26 Oct 1943, near Pietravairano, SE of Cassino & NW of Caserta, Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
- HQ Co., 157th Inf. Regt.; 45th Inf. Div.; KIA 15 Dec 1943 near Conca Casale, W of Venafro & E of Cassino, southern Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
- Co. L, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div. --> 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 7 Nov 1943, Mt. Rotondo, SE of Cassino, Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
- Co. M, 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 4 Nov 1943 near Hill 400, NE of Venafro, 20 miles E of Cassino, Italy, sniper fire; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
- Co. H, 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Inf. Div.; KIA 16 Oct 1943 Dragoni, N of Caserta, Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
- Service Co., 168th Inf. Regt., 34th Inf. Div.; KIA 29 Oct 1943 near Naples, Italy; Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.
- Co. I, 168th Inf. Regt. & Co. I, 133rd Inf. Regt., both 34th Inf. Div. KIA 5 Dec 1943 near Venafro, Molise, Italy; Battle of Mt. Marrone - Italian Mainland > To the Gustav Line.