By Chief Warrant Officer Travis Beard, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Sidebar: The Battle for Salerno: 9-16 September 1943 Sixty years ago, a chief gunner's mate on board the destroyer Mayo (DD-422), witnessed the invasion of Italy at Salerno. His guns helped break the German counterattack that nearly tossed the Allies back into the sea.
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