| Soon after the D-Day landings, the 1st Battalion,
143rd, commanded by Lt. Colonel Fred L. Walker, Jr., and troops of the 133rd Field
Artillery were withdrawn from the Paestum sector to reinforce American Rangers at Chiunzi
Pass, a vital gateway across the rocky Sorrento peninsula. From the pass artillery shells
were dropped on German mortar positions at the foot of the mountains. These troops, which
remained in the line almost two weeks longer than the remainder of the Division, greatly
aided the British Tenth Corps in its sweep into Naples and the drive up to the Volturno
River. |
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MEDICS FOLLOW THE BATTLE DOWN INTO THE SMOKEFILLED NAPLES PLAIN,
FAMED MT. VESUVIUS IS ON THE RIGHT. |
