A Death in San Pietro
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Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), 83
Buck, Jules, 162, 206, 207
gunfire and mortars experienced by, 208–210
jack-of-all-trades skills of, 164
Burgess, William, 175
wounding of, 181
Burrage, Richard, 47, 89, 182
Camp Bowie, 18
Camp Edwards, 18
36th Division at, 49
Capa, Robert, 98–99, 112, 161–162
big news break of, 99
Capri travels of, 116
with Company B, 101–102
filmmaking procedures and, 121
Huston and, 163
Naples documented by, 115–116
photographs captured by, 99–100
war action sought by, 100–101
Cape Cod, Texas Division influence on, 21–22
Capra, Frank, 22, 119
failure of, 122–123
Huston consulting, 225
Marshall and, 121–122
successes of, 122, 126–127
training film made by, 125–126
Capri
Capa’s trip to, 116
description of, 114
trip to, 114
Chennault, Jack, 133
Chesterfield cigarettes, 10, 129
Chicago Sun (newspaper), 162
Chicago trip, by Pyle, 12
Chiunzi Pass, 91, 93
rocky trek on, 103
stone house at, 94, 96
Christmas
caroling, 213, 214
at Company B and Company I’s home front, 2
dinner for, 213
mail from home received on, 214
Walker on, 212–213
Churchill, Winston, 62, 122
Roosevelt’s meeting with, 61
Civil Service Commission, 13
Clark, Mark, 17, 25, 60, 67, 74–75, 90, 135, 212, p7, p8
admiration for, 68
Ambler on, 206
casualty report by, 102–103
nervousness of, 79
photographic coverage of, 206
as Salerno invasion commander, 69
San Pietro advancement pressure on, 188
tanks of, 195
Walker and, 68–69, 86, 145–146, 153
Cleghorn, Rufus, 175
wounding of, 187
Clift, Glenn, 71
Clover, Jack, 179, 213
on body retrieval, 214
Cocoanut Grove fire, 22
Cole, Walter Roy, 113
Combat photography. See Photographic coverage
Combat scenes re-created
Huston filming, 225–226
at Mt. Sammurco, 226
with Walker, 226
Westbrook helping with, 225–226
See also Photographic coverage
Combined Chiefs, 63
Commando Hill, 102
Company A
casualties of, 187
Cleghorn leading, 175–176
Mt. Sammurco climbed by, 175–176
Company B, 89
Capa’s time with, 101–102
castle fight and, 104
casualties of, 187, 192
Christmas on home front of, 2
Company I interaction with, 1–2, 189
formation of, 47
German command post knocked out by, 190–191
as leaderless, 192
locals interaction with, 106–107
members of, 47
Mt. Sammurco climbed by, 175–176
nighttime rifle patrols of, 157
Palmer joining, 147
Salerno beach landing of, 2, 77–78
supply-transport assistance given by, 175
tank assault lead by, 189
Thanksgiving and, 158–159
325th Glider Infantry Regiment helped by, 97
Waskow, Henry’s, tribute to, 97–98
Company C
casualties of, 187
Mt. Sammurco climbed by, 175–176
Company D
Mt. Sammurco climbed by, 175–176
Waskow, Henry’s, tribute to, 97–98
Company I
battle of, 83–84
Christmas on home front of, 2
Company B interaction with, 1–2, 189
injuries and, 85
organization of, 45
as reinforcements, 198
retreat by, 84–85
Salerno beach landing of, 2, 78–79
from Texas, 45
Company K, 198
Company L
casualties of, 196–197
communication lost by, 197
San Pietro assault and, 196–197
Council on Books for Wartime, 129
Curry, Jabe, 179
Dahlberg, Lawrence, 250
Daily Student (Indiana University newspaper), 12
Pyle as editor-in-chief, 13
Darby, William, 69, 90
debriefing by, 91
heroic action of, 94
operation overseen by, 93–94
Davis, Bette, 2
Dawley, Ernest, 17, 69, 74–75, 135
as Corps Commander, 145
D-Day
artillery and mortar fire during, 90
for Pyle, 51
See also Salerno invasion
“The Death of Captain Waskow,” 219
other soldier’s memories resounding with, 232
popularity of, 231
reader’s response to, 232–233
soldier’s response to, 234
United Press on, 233–234
war bonds sold due to, 233–234
“Death Valley,” San Pietro as, 205–206
Dennis, Charles, heroic action of, 198
Der Spiegel (Capa), 99
Distinguished Service medals, 213
Dos Passos, John, 100
Durbin, Floyd, 192
Durbin, Flynn, 47
Earhart, Amelia, 14
Eisenhower, Dwight, 54, 64, 102, 135, 148, p7, p8
artillery fire requested by, 212
on Pyle, 248
San Pietro tour given to, 212
Empire Theater, 23
ETOUSA. See European Theater of Operations U.S. Army
Europe, cross-channel invasion of, 61
European Theater of Operations U.S. Army (ETOUSA), 134
Fifth Army, commander choice questioned for, 67–68
Fifth Army, U.S., 2
Fifth Army Headquarters, 87
Films
documentary form, 164–165
footage for, 165
real combat footage for, 223
soldier training, 123, 125–126
of war coverage, 119–120
War Department on, 128, 164
See also Photographic coverage
First Baptist Church, 2
First Special Service Force, 154
1st Armored Division, 17
1st Battalion
deadly day for, 107–108
first casualty of, 92
marching orders for, 90
Mt. Sammurco climb by, 175
1st Italian Motorized Group
casualties suffered by, 177–178
Mt. Lungo climb attempted by, 177
recon not done by, 177
504th Parachute Battalion, 187
Fletcher, Lee, 154
on body retrieval, 213–214
Ford, Henry, 12
Fort Benning, 19
Fort Dix, 247
Fort Hood, 45
France, cross-channel invasion of, 63–64
Francis, Kay, 29
Frazior, David, 181, 182, 189, 192–193
Frederick, Robert, 168
Freeland, Herbert, 223
Freeman, Douglas Southall, 24
Gavin, James, 105
Gellhorn, Martha, 100
German propaganda, 127
German Winter Line, 138, 148, 164
Germans
anti-tank weapons used by, 196
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army of, waiting at Salerno, 65
artillery fire of, 156
Company B knocking out command post of, 190–191
counterattack by, 187
defense for Italy, 139–140
Liri Valley controlled by, 188
pillboxes used by, 178–179
POW revealing gun emplacements of, 197
Rome invasion resistance by, 136, 139–140, 142–143
San Pietro held by, 187–188
San Pietro stripped by, 141
San Vittore occupied by, 211
Slaughter killing, 97
two-front war fighting by, 61
unit identification confusion by, 96
war resources and, 62
winter lines constructed by, 138
withdrawal of, 198
Gibson, Jack, 47
Gillette, Melvin, 163
Goad, Ray, 45, 109, 111
wounding of, 92, 187
Goad, Roy, 45, 91, 108, 181
Golden, Herbert, 147
Goldwyn, Samuel, 132
Gonzales, Manual, 70
Gordon, Jack
death of, 156
letter home sent by, 157
Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck), 115
Graves Registration team, 213
Great Depression, 45
Great Lakes Naval Training Station, 12
Greely, Orlando, 92
Greenstreet, Sidney, 132
Guadalcanal Diary (Tregaskis), 98, 150
Gulf of Naples, 112
Gustav Line (German Winter Line), 138, 227, 235
Rapido River and, 237
Hanks, Tom, 252
Hemingway, Ernest, 36, 100
Here Is Your War (Pyle), 40, 56, 129, 233
Hersey, John, 99
Hewitt, Kent, 69, 74–75
High Sierra (film), 133
Highway 6, 138
Hill 1205, goal of, 3
Hitler, Adolph, 34, 137
“Hoosier Vagabond,” 15
Hope, Bob, 120
Horton, Lewis, 181
death of, 187
Hospital
incidents reported to Eisenhower, 54
Patton’s incidents at, 53–54
Pyle’s stay at, 52–53
Hotel Savoy, 33
Huston, John, 119, 128, 206
“after the fact” footage shot by, 224
biography of, 132
Capa and, 163
Capra consulted by, 225
criticism received by, 245
documentary film by, 223
film editing by, 227
films by, 131–132
gunfire and mortars experienced by, 208–210
on Naples, 162
re-created combat scenes filmed by, 225–226
risk-taking by, 209
screenwriting career of, 133
soldier warnings ignored by, 207
status of, 164
tenacity of, 133
Ie Shima, 249–250
Indiana University, 12
Indianapolis 500, 12
Ingram, Hubert, 113, 156
Irwin, Wallace, 219
It Happened One Night (movie), 121
Italy
defensive line running across, 137
destruction of, 150
German defense on, 139–140
mainland assault for, 63–64
surrender of, 64–65, 77
terrain of, 138–139, 142, 149
Jenkins, Lou, 77, 89
Journal (newspaper), 113
Kasserine Pass, 31
Kelly, Charles, 83
Kesselring, Albert, 137
Keyes, Geoffrey, 153, 169, 212, 240
reinforcements ordered by, 187
second Rapido River crossing suggested by, 241
“The Khaki Parade,” 23
KKK. See Ku Klux Klan
Klinger, Warren, 107, 250
Waskow, Henry, eulogy by, 251
Knickerbocker, H.R., 162
K-ration, 10, 184
Kratka (Captain), prisoners of war aided by, 110–111
Ku Klux Klan (KKK), Pyle threatened by, 13
Land, James, 108
Landis, Carole, 29
Lang, Will, 101, 112, 117
Langford, Frances, 120
LaPorte Herald (Indiana), 13
Lardner, John, 162
Lee’s Lieutenants (Freeman), 24
Leibling, A.J., 100
Life (magazine), 112, 248
photos shared by, 116
Lindbergh, Charles, 14
Liri Valley, 3, 137, 138, 169, 227, p4
German control of, 188
tragedy in, 237–242
Logan, James, 70
London, Pyle’s travel to, 32–33
“The Lost Generation,” 100
Lucas, John, p7
Maiori, p2
battle at, 98
command base at, 93
The Maltese Falcon (film), 131–132
Marshall, George, 20, 62, 63, 172
Capra and, 121–122
need to inform of, 124
on San Pietro (film), 243–244
as strategist, 123
training film concerns of, 123, 125
troop education and, 124–125
on young recruits, 123–124
Martin, William, 82, 170, 175–176, 179, 240
Mauldin, Bill, 150
Mayfair, Mitzi, 10, 29
McCloskey General Hospital, 250
McCreery, Richard, 69
McDonald, A.J., 250
Mediterranean theater
Allied assault in, 61–62
goal of, 61
island-hopping campaign for, 62
Pyle influenced by, 10
transport barge and sub-chaser encounter in, 8–10
Mencken, H.L., 132
Meredith, Burgess, 246, 247
Meuse-Argonne, 43
Mexia, Texas
Army correspondence to get to, 230
Christmas preparations in, 2
war news in, 50
Mexia Weekly Herald (newspaper), 113
Miller, Arthur, 130, 246
Miller, Lee, 33, 52
Pyle and, 11, 13, 30, 234
Miller, Mallory, 113
“The Million Dollar Mountain,” 168
Mills, John, 120
Miranda, Carmen, 23
Mitchum, Robert, 246, 247
Mobley, William, 81
Mojave Desert, 120
MOMA. See Museum of Modern Art
Monte Soprano, capture of, 79
Montgomery, Bernard, 69
Morgan, Charles, 113
Morocco, Walker’s stay in, 25
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (movie), 121
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (movie), 121
Mt. Cannavinelle, 154, 169
carnage on, 155
mud hindering climb of, 178
supply point on, 155–156
white tape marking trail for, 178
Mt. Cassino, 211
Mt. Lungo
attack on, 169
success at, 197
Mt. Sammurco, 138, p4
as Bernhardt Line linchpin, 169
boulders used as weapons on, 176
climbing feat of, 175
combat scenes re-created at, 226
mule trails and, 176, 184
Pyle’s climb of, 185
rock cover of, 178
size of, 171
terrain of, 1
troop collection area at, p6
Waskow, Henry, on, 191
wounded descending, 183
Mt. Sammurco battle
ammunition and supplies dwindling during, 183
casualties suffered during, 182
communication during, 182
Company A, B, C, and D climbing, 175–176
counterattack for, 181
efforts thrown at, 178–179
element of surprise hoped for, 176<
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firepower used in, 181
1st Battalion climb of, 175
German defense at, 4
Germans defending, 175–186
Germans ordered to fight with all costs, 181
limited headway for, 179
at peak of, 4, 177
sniper peek-a-boo style shootout, 181
supplies for, 183–184
Murrow, Edward R., 16
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), 125
Naples, p3
Capa documenting, 115–116
destruction of, 115
Huston on, 162
rain hindering advancement north of, p3
triumphal entry into, 105–106
Naples campaign
casualties of, 136
success of, 135
National Board of Review, 247
National Film Preservation Board, 246, 247
National Film Preservation Foundation, 246
National Film Registry, 246
National Guard, 2
National Press Club, 247
Naval Reserve, U.S., 12
New Years Eve, San Pietro storm and, 215
New York Herald Tribune (newspaper), 115, 162, 203
Newell, Jalvin, code created by, 182
Newsweek (newspaper), 162
North Africa
countryside of, 29
Texas Division journey to, 23–24
November operation, strategy for, 154
Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck), 115
Ohio National Guard, 19
Ohio State University, 19
141st Regiment of the 36th Infantry Division, 43, 44
143rd Regiment of the 36th Infantry Division (Texas Division), 2
casualties of, 146
replacement troops for, 146
Salerno Bay landing of, p1
Operation Raincoat
casualties of, 168
communication gaps in, 171
counterattacks during, 168
firepower used in, 168, 170
strategic meeting for, 167
strategic moves during, 170
Operation Torch, 8
goal of, 61
Walker’s meetings for, 24–25
war correspondents in, 27
Otto, Henry T., 45
ambitions and talents of, 46–47
honors and rewards of, 46
military service of, 47
Otto, John, 45
Pacific war, Pyle reporting on, 248, 249–250
Paestum, 73
aerial view of, p2
historic conquering of, 67
Palace of Caserta, 139
Palmer, Bennett, 193
Company B joined by, 147
description of, 146
on hillside conditions, 157
as replacement, 147
training of, 146
Parade march, by Texas Division, 17–18
Parker, John, 191, 192
Patton, George, 36
hospital incidents by, 53–54
Pyle and, 54
troop speech by, 21
Walker meeting with, 18–19
Pearl Harbor, 121
Pederson, Ray, 108
Pershing, John “Black Jack,” 19
Peterman, Joseph, 91, 108
Photographic coverage
“after the fact” footage and, 224
Army Signal Corps on, 128
of Clark, 206
dangers of, 208