the majority of burials at the cemetery are of men that died fighting in the liberation of sicily, code-named operation husky (10 july to 17 august 1943); in the landings at the salerno, code-named operation avalanche (9 september 1943) and the heavy fighting northward; and the landings, code-named operation shingle, at anzio and nettuno and expansion of the beachhead (22 january 1944 to may 1944); and in air and naval support in the regions.