Revised operational plan for the Allied Forces Western Naval Task Force to firmly establish the Fifth Army in positions ashore in the Gulf of Salerno and will support its advance to capture Naples and adjacent airfields.
I . AFRICA
A. Formation of Fifth Array Engineer Section
B. Training Programs and Schools
C. Initial Plans
D. The Final Plan
II . SALERNO AND NAPLES
A. The Tactical Situation
B. Work at Engineer Headquarters
C. Unit Operations
I I I . VOLTURNO TO...
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The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
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