Hi-Wire Jinx

Hill 424, overlooking the Salerno beachhead, was taken by the 36th but they were then forced to retreat by German counterattacks. The Allied forces made their stand along the La Cosa Creek between the Calore River and Altavilla. In the …

1943-09-14

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Hill 424, overlooking the Salerno beachhead, was taken by the 36th but they were then forced to retreat by German counterattacks. The Allied forces made their stand along the La Cosa Creek between the Calore River and Altavilla. In the ensuing action, Company C of the 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion destroyed 7 German tanks and an ammunition carrier that forded the Creek. Most of the damage was inflicted by Sgt Edwin A Yost’s M10 ’Jinx', which included among its crew the twins Pvts Claude and Clyde Stokes, who had required special dispensation to serve together.

Altavilla, Italy

The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II. The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group and followed the successful invasion of Sicily. The main invasion force landed around Salerno on 9 September on the western coast in Operation Avalanche, while two supporting operations took place in Calabria and Taranto.

Wikipedia: Allied invasion of Italy

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