Morris C. Catalano |
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(June 29, 1944) --
Pvt. Morris C. Catalano of
Belleville Avenue, was killed in action at Anzio, Italy, on May
14. The battle of Anzio, Italy, a beachhead invasion began in May 1944. Allied troops were held on the beachhead for five months before the breakthrough after Monte Cassino allowed the US 5th Army to dislodge the Germans from the Alban Hills and allow the Anzio force to begin its advance on Rome. Pfc. Morris Catalano, 28, was born in Brooklyn, and lived most of his life in Belleville. He attended Silver Lake School. He entered the Army in September 1943. He attended basic training at Camp Croft, S.C. He is survived by his parents, of Bellevue Avenue. His wife and a 22-month-old son, Robert, live in Newark. His service number is 42009073
Sources: Belleville Times, June 29, 1944 Remembrance - George Sbarra Tiscali Reference Encyclopaedia -Hutchinson
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