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NETTUNO
Elements of the 3rd Division land southeast of Nettuno on January 22, 1944 as LCI-20 burns offshore. Joint U.S.-Royal Navy Task Force 81 commanded by USN Rear Admiral Frank J. Lowry provided two headquarters ships, two submarines, four cruisers, 28 destroyers, 103 minor vessels, and 241 landing ships and craft. The task force arrived off Anzio just after midnight on 22 January, and the landings commenced at 0200.
photo: dogfacesoldiers collection
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