Wilbur Kenneth Morris, Military Occupational Specialty and Number, at the time of his release on 12-10-1945.
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June 4, 1944 2 days before the Normandy invasion. The question has been which unit was The First into Rome. The 5th Army officially identified the first unit into Rome as the 3rd Platoon, 88th Reconnaissance Troop, 88th Infantry Division, that entered Rome at 0730 hours along Highway 6.
The only Axis country to surrender in 1943 was Italy, when the invading allies crossed from Sicily on to the mainland at the beginning of September. Germany surrendered in May 1945 because the Russians had reached Berlin. Japan surrendered in August 1945 after the dropping of the first atom bomb.
Poland- September, 1939 Germany- September, 1939 France- September, 1939 New Zealand- September, 1939 The United Kingdom- September, 1939 Newfoundland- September, 1939 South Africa- September, 1939 Canada- September, 1939 Czechoslovakia- October, 1939 Norway- April, 1940 Belgium- May, 1940 Hungary- June, 1940 Romania- June, 1940 Luxembourg- May, 1940 Netherlands- May, 1940 Free France- June, 1940 Italy- June, 1940 Greece- October, 1940 Yugoslavia- October, 1940 Japan- 1941 Bulgaria- March, 1941 The Soviet Union- June, 1941 Panama- December, 1941 Costa Rica- December, 1941 Dominican Republic- December,1941 El Salvador- December, 1941 Haiti- December, 1941 Hondurus- December, 1941 Nicaraqua- December, 1941 The United States- December, 1941 China- December, 1941 Guetemala- December, 1941 Cuba- December, 1941 The Philippines- December, 1941 Mexico- May, 1942 Brazil- August, 1942 Ethiopia- December, 1942 Iraq- January, 1943 Bolivia- April, 1943 Colombia- July, 1943 Iran- September, 1943 Liberia- January, 1944 Peru- February, 1944 Romania- August, 1944 Bulgaria- September, 1944 San Marino- September, 1944 Albania- October, 1944 Ecaudor- February, 1945 Paraquey- February, 1945 uraquey- February, 1945 Venezuela- February, 1945 Turkey- " " Egypt- " " Lebanon- " " Syria- " " Saudi Arabia- " " Argentina- " " Chile- " "
The battle of Ortona started on December 20th, 1943. The Canadian 1st infantry were ordered to capture Ortona, by General Montegomery. Major-General Chris Vokes led the battle. The remaining Germans fled Ortona on the night of the 27th, but the battle was officially over on the 28th.