San Pietro Page #2
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the high ground northwest of San Pietro.
were heavily mined.
And held a confusion of
barbed wire and booby traps.
On the afternoon before, D-day and H-hour
were communicated to battalion commands.
December 8th .. at 06.20 hours.
The 1st Battalion of the
143rd Infantry Regiment.
As they moved up the mountain
under cover of darkness.
And upon achieving its objective,
To a point northwest of San Pietro.
The 3rd Ranger Battalion
likewise to attack 950.
Another feature of the Mount
Sammucro hill mass.
The 2nd Battalion of the 143rd to attack
over the orchards north of San Pietro.
The 3rd Battalion, acting in support,
to follow the 2nd at 400 yards.
Of the original force to establish
the beachhead at Salerno.
The 143rd had since been
all but a fortnight in action.
Under extremely bitter
weather conditions.
At Salerno, at the Volturno Crossing.
It had taken mortal punishment.
The task ahead promised
no less bloodshed.
And it was undertaken in good
spirits and high confidence.
The 1st Battalion began the long,
rugged climb up Mount Sammucro.
As night fell, our artillery opened up.
And through the night, intense fire was
laid down on the enemy's main resistance.
It had rained most of the night.
And it was raining at H-hour as the
battalions crossed the line of departure.
Some 200 yards forward,
they encountered ..
Mines and automatic
fire from pill-boxes.
The artillery was deadly accurate.
By reason of excellent enemy observation
from Mount Lungo overlooking our advance.
Which continued
another 200 to 400 yards.
attempts to reach pill-boxes ..
To throw hand grenades through
the narrow gun openings.
The 3rd Battalion was committed.
But the advance never got more than
600 yards past the line of departure.
Our initial assault on San Pietro had
been repulsed. With heavy casualties.
The attack on hill 1205 however,
was a brilliant success.
Leading elements of the 1st Battalion
had gained the summit of the objective.
Before a strongly entrenched enemy
knew that an assault was in progress.
To the right of 1205, the 3rd Ranger
Battalion had captured its objective.
But only after successive
attacks and costly casualties.
For on 950 the enemy
was not taken unaware.
Counter attacks were to be
expected. On both 1205 and 950.
They were not long developing.
The fist was launched during
And even as it was beaten off,
another took form.
Day and night, they followed.
Unremitting violence.
The toll of enemy dead mounted
with each new attempt.
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