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The Cemetery site, 77 acres in extent, lay in the zone of advance of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division.

A temporary wartime cemetery was established there on January 24, 1944, two days after

the U.S. VI Corps landing on the beaches of Anzio.

West Coast of Italy

Close up of Natuno, Italy east of Anzio.

IN MEMORY OF

JOHN JOSEPH BEATRICE

The Son of Anne & Joseph Beatrice.

Born September, 1924  Boston, Massachusetts.

Attended St. Mary's parochial and East Boston High schools.

Entered the Armed Services in June 1943 as a Private in the U.S. Army.

Commissioned overseas in November 1943 with the

7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.

Died in battle February 2, 1944 liberating Cisterna.

Buried at: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial; Plot H, Row 7, Grave 14

Nettuno, Italy.

Honors: PURPLE HEART  -  W.W.II HONOR ROLL

Click on the picture above and down load the .pdf  file at the bottom of it's page for a beautiful presentation of the cemetery

and the history

behind it's existence.

Eulogy for a Veteran
Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the Gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the mornings hush, I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight, I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there, I did not die.