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Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Allied Landings in Italy

Published January 18, 2024

On Wednesday, January 24, 2014, at 11 a.m. (local time), Sicily-Rome American Cemetery will host a ceremony to commemorate Operation Shingle, codename for the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno. The ceremony will honor those service members who fought and died in the vicinity during World War II.

Graves at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Italy

During the ceremony, students from the Istituto Comprensivo Nettuno III will share the stories of 2nd Lt. Ellen Ainsworth and Pvt. Toshio Sasano, two of the service members buried and memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery.

For any questions regarding the ceremony, please feel free to contact our cemetery staff.

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The American Battle Monuments Commission operates and maintains 26 cemeteries and 31 federal memorials, monuments and commemorative plaques in 17 countries throughout the world, including the United States. 

Since March 4, 1923, the ABMC’s sacred mission remains to honor the service, achievements, and sacrifice of more than 200,000 U.S. service members buried and memorialized at our sites. 

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