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Avona, Tom G, Pfc.
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Home Town Albert
Date of Passing Aug 30, 1993
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PFC TOM G. AVONA WAS BORN 15 APRIL 1917 IN ALBERT, TUCKER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A MILLING MACHINE OPERATOR PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 1 MAY 1942. PFC AVONA SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA THE MEDITERRANEAN AND EUROPE WITH BATTERY D, 633RD ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTALION(AUTOMATIC WEAPONS) WHICH HAD BEEN REDESIGNATED FROM THE 244TH COASTAL ARTILLERY BATTALION. IN EUROPE, WITH FEW AIR TARGETS THE 633RD ACTED IN MORE OF A INFANTRY SUPPORT ROLE ATTACHED TO THE 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION. PFC AVONA ARRIVED BACK IN THE STATES ON 5 OCTOBER 1945 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON HE 12TH AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. TOM AVONA PASSED AWAY ON 30 AUGUST 1993 IN WEIRTON, WV.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Naples-Foggia Campaign (1943-44)
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August / 1943
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January / 1944
Description (Naples-Foggia Campaign 18 Aug 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Air); 9 Sep 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Ground) After Allied bombardment of communications and airfields in Italy, Montgomery crossed the Strait of Messina on 3 September 1943 and started northward. Five days later Eisenhower announced that the Italian Government had surrendered. Fifth Army, under Clark, landed at Salerno on g September and managed to stay despite furious counterattacks. By 18 September the Germans were withdrawing northward. On 27 September Eighth Army occupied the important airfields of Foggia, and on I October Fifth Army took Naples. As the Allies pushed up the peninsula, the enemy slowed the advance and brought it to a halt at the Gustav Line.
