Corado "Babe" Ciarlo grew up in Waterbury, and lived with his family at 1032 North Main Street. His parents had immigrated to America from Italy, and his father, Tomaso, ran a successful grocery store and butcher’s shop. But in 1937, Tomaso passed away, leaving his widow, Martina, to care for . . .

A column of troops moves through the battered remains of Cassino, Italy.

Source: National Archives (208-AA-237F-3)

Sgt. Adolph Rehrmann of Ozone Pk., NY tends to a comrade killed in action in San Pietre Italy. December 28, 1943.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-236959W (319-CE-65-SC-236959W))

Soldiers of Fifth Army advance toward Cassino along a rocky road in the Liri Valley, Italy. February 2, 1944.

Source: National Archives (208-N-22394PNT)

A series of engagements between the Allies and Germans for control of Monte Cassino, a massif strategically located at the entrance of the Liri Valley in Italy. The site of a Benedictine abbey established in A.D.529, Monte Cassino formed an important part of the German Gustav Line, a set of . . .

British stretcher-bearers carry a wounded soldier through the rubble of Cassino, Italy. May 1944.

Source: National Archives (208-AA-237F-1)

Approach to Monte Cassino showing the excellent line of fire the Germans had. Trees are parched and burned by shell fire and bombings.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-337120)

The battered remains of the coliseum and castle in the center of Cassino, Italy. June 15, 1944

Source: National Archives (208-AA-237F-2)

A mortar crew positioned near Cassino, Italy. January 21, 1944.

Source: National Archives (208-AA-51-HH-2)

American soldiers examine a line of German POWs taken during the fighting at Cassino, Italy. May 19, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-377805)

Near Cassino, Italy, a shell-shocked American soldier sits against camouflaged artillery while a Sergeant holds his dog tags. February 4, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-236338)

Soldiers battle muddy conditions in the Cassino sector, Italy. November 7, 1943

Source: National Archives (111-SC-183317)

British Infantrymen take cover in a shell hole as their comrades storm a damaged building in Cassino, Italy. July 25, 1944.

Source: National Archives (207-AA-237B-1)

Stretcher-bearers bring back the wounded after a costly attempt to cross the Rapido River. Near Cassino, Italy. January 22, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-341880)

Allied troops scramble for cover as a mortar shell explodes; Cassino area, Italy. April 25, 1944 .

Source: National Archives (208-AA-237B-47)

Ward Chamberlin was born August 4, 1921 and grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut. The son of a successful corporate lawyer who was a decorated veteran of World War One, Chamberlin was a junior and captain of the soccer team at Princeton when America entered World War Two. He was determined . . .

He admired the guys that were scared, and did what they had to do.