Rhineland-Maritime Alps Campaign in southern France from November 21, 1944, until March 1945. In March 1945, the 442nd RCT was transferred back to Italy to Lt General Lucian K Truscott’s Fifth Army and participation in the Po Valley Campaign. They arrived at the Peninsular Base Section Staging Area at Pisa on March 25, 1945.
of the U.S. 3rd and 45th Divisions. On September 4, 1945, in Livorno, Major Gopel’s 2nd Battalion was formally presented two Distinguished Unit Citations by Lieutenant General Lucian K. Truscott for breaking through German defenses in the Vosges Campaign and for also spearheading the Fifth Army’s spring offensive in the Po Valley Campaign. Major
measure; that is, to make up with terrain advantages those shortages identified in equipment and personnel. To avoid a reprise of his Italian winter experiences, Truscott pressed forward as rapidly as possible against the German first-line defenses. However, just as logistical limitations were forcing the neighboring Third Army to stall,
442nd who had distinguished themselves in battle in an impressive regimental parade and ceremony at the Italian airfield on the outskirts of Novi Ligure by Lieutenant General Lucian K. Truscott, Commanding General of the Fifth Army, and Major General E. M. Almond, Commanding General of the 92nd infantry Division. The period of relative inactivity
August 1945, Togo wrote his parents from Pistoia, Italy, that his unit was to participate in a parade in Livorno on September 3 to receive from General Lucian K. Truscott, Fifth Army Commander, the Presidential Unit Citation. At the Armistice Day ceremony held on November 12, 1945, at the State Capitol in Madison, Togo’s
and La Houssière, at a large, two-hour ceremony held on May 16, 1945, at the airfield in Novi, near Genoa, Italy. Attending the ceremony were Lieutenant General Lucian K. Truscott, Commander of 5th Army, and Major General E.M. Almond, Commander of the 92nd Division. The citation reads: Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army,
ceremony at the Italian airfield on the outskirts of Novi Ligure, Italy. During this ceremony, Sgt. Kaoru Miyamoto was presented his Silver Star Medal by Lt. General Lucian K. Truscott, Fifth Army Commander. In June, after almost a month of processing the surrendering German Army at Ghedi Airfield, the 442nd moved to Lecco, to
the entire Antitank Company occupied Villa Minetta, a large mansion owned by an Italian nobleman. On May 13, they participated in a citations review by Lieutenant General Lucian K. Truscott Jr. and Major General Edward M. Almond. The 442nd soon was sent to Ghedi Airfield near Brescia and living in their pup tents. While most of the 442nd
the entire Antitank Company occupied Villa Minetta, a large mansion owned by an Italian nobleman. On May 13, they participated in a citations review by Lieutenant General Lucian K. Truscott Jr. and Major General Edward M. Almond. Below: Villa Minetta The 442nd soon was sent to Ghedi Airfield near Brescia and again living in their pup tents. While
Germany’s surrender to the Allies on May 8, the 442nd went into garrison duty at Novi Ligure, 48 miles northwest of Genoa. On May 13, Lieutenant General Lucian K. Truscott visited and the Combat Team held a regimental parade and military awards ceremony. This period of relative inactivity was cut short when the Combat
Novi Ligure. While there, an awards ceremony was conducted on May 13. Sgt. Furukawa was awarded his first Silver Star Medal by Fifth Army Commander, Lieutenant General Lucian K. Truscott. This was for the action near La Houssière, France, in November 1944. During a ceremony held in Livorno on November 30, Sgt. Furukawa was
