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Gennantonio, Paul J., Cpl.
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Date of Passing Aug 31, 1986
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CORPORAL PAUL J. GENNANTONIO WORKED AS A WEIGH MASTER BEFORE ENTERING THE ARMY ON 16 MARCH 1942 AT FORT HAYES OHIO. HE SERVED IN EUROPE WITH BATTERY "B" 436TH COAST ARTILLERY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTALION FROM 24 OCTOBER 1942 TO 1 SEPTEMBER 1944. AFTER RETURNING STATESIDE CPL GENNANTONIO WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 1 SEPTEMBER 1945. HE PASSED AWAY IN THOMAS WEST VIRGINIA IN AUGUST 1986.
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USS Tasker H. Bliss, known as The President Cleveland. This Picture was taken in Norfolk Navy Yard on 8 Oct, 1942. Paul Boarded this ship Oct 23, 1942. Route; Norfolk, 24 Oct - Fedhala, Marocco, Ship was attacked on 12 Nov 1942.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Sicily Campaign (1943)
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July / 1943
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August / 1943
Description (Sicily Campaign 9 July to 17 August 1943) In preparation for the invasion of Sicily the Allies captured the islands in the Sicilian strait, with aerial bombardment forcing the capitulation of Pantelleria on 11 June 1943. By that time Allied air power had begun the attack on Sicily by bombing defenses and airfields. The invasion itself got under way on the night of 9/10 July with airborne landings that were followed the next day by an amphibious assault. The enemy offered strong resistance, but the Allies had superiority in the air and soon had planes operating from Sicilian bases to support Montgomery’s Eighth Army and Patton’s Seventh.
Interdictory operations against communications in Italy and between Italy and Sicily convinced the enemy that it would be impossible to move strong reinforcements. By 17 August 1943 the Allies were in possession of the island, but they had not been able to prevent a German evacuation across the Strait of Messina.
