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Diary, 1943-1944

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Identifier: http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1539
Diary, 1943-1944
Diary, 1943-1944

Dates

  • 1943-1944

Creator

Description

James B. Moss's first diary entry begins on page 13 and is dated September 13, 1943, the day his unit departed for overseas duty, and the last is D-Day, June 6, 1944. During the bulk of this period his unit was in Italy at Anzio Beachhead and vicinity. Moss describes action at Anzio, German air attacks, unit casualities, and other events relating to the military campaign.