This is a cenotaph see
Find A Grave Memorial# 56309933
VETERAN~WW II~KILLED IN ACTION
Paul Arthur Helt was born in 1921, in Wiconisco,
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son, and only
child of Arthur Leonidas Helt and Helen J (nee Kniley)
Helt.
Aftered completing 4 years of High Scgool,
He entered the Military on 11 June 1942,
and was sent for training. He was assigned
to the 7th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Infantry Division.
During WW II, The 3rd Infantry Division first
saw action as a part of the Western Task
Force in the invasion of North African, during
Operation Torch, landing at Fedala on 8 November
1942, and captured half of French Morocco.
In July 1943, the 7th Infantry Regiment made
an amphibious assault on Sicily to begin
Operation Husky, which was a major World
War II campaign, in which the Allies took
Sicily from the Axis (Italy and Nazi Germany).
It was a large scale amphibious and airborne
operation, followed by six weeks of land combat.
It launched the Italian Campaign.
Operation Husky began on the night of 9–10
July 1943, and ended 17 August. The U.S. 1st
Division and U.S. 3rd Division sailed from ports
in Tunisia.
3rd Division and 2nd Armored Division were
assigned to land on Sicily, Licata town, on
the beach, to west, called Torre di Gaffi
and Mollarella and on the beach, to east,
called Falconara.
Landings were made in the early hours of 10
July 1943, on twenty-six main beaches spread
along 105 miles (169 km) of the southern and
eastern coasts of the island between the town
of Licata Torre di Gaffe and Mollarella beach in
the west, and Cassibile in the east, with
British and Canadian forces in the east and
Americans towards the west. This constituted
the largest amphibious operation of World War
II in terms of size of the landing zone and
number of divisions put ashore on the first day.
Much trouble in landing the troops was
experienced in the difficult weather conditions,
especially on the southern beaches, where
strong winds of up to 45 miles per hour, and
unexpected hidden offshore sandbars,
hampered the landings, as well as a barage
of Enemy fire from the Axis coastal unit
tanks and artillery.
Axis air attacks on the first day of the invasion
got through, and German aircraft sank the landing
ship, tank and troop carrier, USS LST-313 and
minesweeper USS Sentinel, as well as the
Destroyer, USS Maddox, II.
PFC Paul A Helt was Killed In Action on 10
July 1943, in Operation Husky, the Invasion
of Sicily. His body was lost at sea, near Gela,
Sicily, in the sinking of the USS LST-313.
PFC. Paul Arthur Helt is Memorialized in the
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
in Nettuno, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy.
He is also Memorialized in his Hometown,
at the Calvary United Methodist Cemetery
in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
PFC Helt was survived by his parents, Arthur
Leonidas Helt and Helen J (nee Kniley) Helt.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
NEVER FORGET PFC. Paul Arthur Helt's
Service & Sacrifice.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Find A Grave Memorial# 56309933
VETERAN~WW II~KILLED IN ACTION
Paul Arthur Helt was born in 1921, in Wiconisco,
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son, and only
child of Arthur Leonidas Helt and Helen J (nee Kniley)
Helt.
Aftered completing 4 years of High Scgool,
He entered the Military on 11 June 1942,
and was sent for training. He was assigned
to the 7th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Infantry Division.
During WW II, The 3rd Infantry Division first
saw action as a part of the Western Task
Force in the invasion of North African, during
Operation Torch, landing at Fedala on 8 November
1942, and captured half of French Morocco.
In July 1943, the 7th Infantry Regiment made
an amphibious assault on Sicily to begin
Operation Husky, which was a major World
War II campaign, in which the Allies took
Sicily from the Axis (Italy and Nazi Germany).
It was a large scale amphibious and airborne
operation, followed by six weeks of land combat.
It launched the Italian Campaign.
Operation Husky began on the night of 9–10
July 1943, and ended 17 August. The U.S. 1st
Division and U.S. 3rd Division sailed from ports
in Tunisia.
3rd Division and 2nd Armored Division were
assigned to land on Sicily, Licata town, on
the beach, to west, called Torre di Gaffi
and Mollarella and on the beach, to east,
called Falconara.
Landings were made in the early hours of 10
July 1943, on twenty-six main beaches spread
along 105 miles (169 km) of the southern and
eastern coasts of the island between the town
of Licata Torre di Gaffe and Mollarella beach in
the west, and Cassibile in the east, with
British and Canadian forces in the east and
Americans towards the west. This constituted
the largest amphibious operation of World War
II in terms of size of the landing zone and
number of divisions put ashore on the first day.
Much trouble in landing the troops was
experienced in the difficult weather conditions,
especially on the southern beaches, where
strong winds of up to 45 miles per hour, and
unexpected hidden offshore sandbars,
hampered the landings, as well as a barage
of Enemy fire from the Axis coastal unit
tanks and artillery.
Axis air attacks on the first day of the invasion
got through, and German aircraft sank the landing
ship, tank and troop carrier, USS LST-313 and
minesweeper USS Sentinel, as well as the
Destroyer, USS Maddox, II.
PFC Paul A Helt was Killed In Action on 10
July 1943, in Operation Husky, the Invasion
of Sicily. His body was lost at sea, near Gela,
Sicily, in the sinking of the USS LST-313.
PFC. Paul Arthur Helt is Memorialized in the
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
in Nettuno, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy.
He is also Memorialized in his Hometown,
at the Calvary United Methodist Cemetery
in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
PFC Helt was survived by his parents, Arthur
Leonidas Helt and Helen J (nee Kniley) Helt.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
NEVER FORGET PFC. Paul Arthur Helt's
Service & Sacrifice.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
This is a cenotaph see
Find A Grave Memorial# 56309933
VETERAN~WW II~KILLED IN ACTION
Paul Arthur Helt was born in 1921, in Wiconisco,
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son, and only
child of Arthur Leonidas Helt and Helen J (nee Kniley)
Helt.
Aftered completing 4 years of High Scgool,
He entered the Military on 11 June 1942,
and was sent for training. He was assigned
to the 7th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Infantry Division.
During WW II, The 3rd Infantry Division first
saw action as a part of the Western Task
Force in the invasion of North African, during
Operation Torch, landing at Fedala on 8 November
1942, and captured half of French Morocco.
In July 1943, the 7th Infantry Regiment made
an amphibious assault on Sicily to begin
Operation Husky, which was a major World
War II campaign, in which the Allies took
Sicily from the Axis (Italy and Nazi Germany).
It was a large scale amphibious and airborne
operation, followed by six weeks of land combat.
It launched the Italian Campaign.
Operation Husky began on the night of 9–10
July 1943, and ended 17 August. The U.S. 1st
Division and U.S. 3rd Division sailed from ports
in Tunisia.
3rd Division and 2nd Armored Division were
assigned to land on Sicily, Licata town, on
the beach, to west, called Torre di Gaffi
and Mollarella and on the beach, to east,
called Falconara.
Landings were made in the early hours of 10
July 1943, on twenty-six main beaches spread
along 105 miles (169 km) of the southern and
eastern coasts of the island between the town
of Licata Torre di Gaffe and Mollarella beach in
the west, and Cassibile in the east, with
British and Canadian forces in the east and
Americans towards the west. This constituted
the largest amphibious operation of World War
II in terms of size of the landing zone and
number of divisions put ashore on the first day.
Much trouble in landing the troops was
experienced in the difficult weather conditions,
especially on the southern beaches, where
strong winds of up to 45 miles per hour, and
unexpected hidden offshore sandbars,
hampered the landings, as well as a barage
of Enemy fire from the Axis coastal unit
tanks and artillery.
Axis air attacks on the first day of the invasion
got through, and German aircraft sank the landing
ship, tank and troop carrier, USS LST-313 and
minesweeper USS Sentinel, as well as the
Destroyer, USS Maddox, II.
PFC Paul A Helt was Killed In Action on 10
July 1943, in Operation Husky, the Invasion
of Sicily. His body was lost at sea, near Gela,
Sicily, in the sinking of the USS LST-313.
PFC. Paul Arthur Helt is Memorialized in the
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
in Nettuno, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy.
He is also Memorialized in his Hometown,
at the Calvary United Methodist Cemetery
in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
PFC Helt was survived by his parents, Arthur
Leonidas Helt and Helen J (nee Kniley) Helt.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
NEVER FORGET PFC. Paul Arthur Helt's
Service & Sacrifice.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Find A Grave Memorial# 56309933
VETERAN~WW II~KILLED IN ACTION
Paul Arthur Helt was born in 1921, in Wiconisco,
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son, and only
child of Arthur Leonidas Helt and Helen J (nee Kniley)
Helt.
Aftered completing 4 years of High Scgool,
He entered the Military on 11 June 1942,
and was sent for training. He was assigned
to the 7th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Infantry Division.
During WW II, The 3rd Infantry Division first
saw action as a part of the Western Task
Force in the invasion of North African, during
Operation Torch, landing at Fedala on 8 November
1942, and captured half of French Morocco.
In July 1943, the 7th Infantry Regiment made
an amphibious assault on Sicily to begin
Operation Husky, which was a major World
War II campaign, in which the Allies took
Sicily from the Axis (Italy and Nazi Germany).
It was a large scale amphibious and airborne
operation, followed by six weeks of land combat.
It launched the Italian Campaign.
Operation Husky began on the night of 9–10
July 1943, and ended 17 August. The U.S. 1st
Division and U.S. 3rd Division sailed from ports
in Tunisia.
3rd Division and 2nd Armored Division were
assigned to land on Sicily, Licata town, on
the beach, to west, called Torre di Gaffi
and Mollarella and on the beach, to east,
called Falconara.
Landings were made in the early hours of 10
July 1943, on twenty-six main beaches spread
along 105 miles (169 km) of the southern and
eastern coasts of the island between the town
of Licata Torre di Gaffe and Mollarella beach in
the west, and Cassibile in the east, with
British and Canadian forces in the east and
Americans towards the west. This constituted
the largest amphibious operation of World War
II in terms of size of the landing zone and
number of divisions put ashore on the first day.
Much trouble in landing the troops was
experienced in the difficult weather conditions,
especially on the southern beaches, where
strong winds of up to 45 miles per hour, and
unexpected hidden offshore sandbars,
hampered the landings, as well as a barage
of Enemy fire from the Axis coastal unit
tanks and artillery.
Axis air attacks on the first day of the invasion
got through, and German aircraft sank the landing
ship, tank and troop carrier, USS LST-313 and
minesweeper USS Sentinel, as well as the
Destroyer, USS Maddox, II.
PFC Paul A Helt was Killed In Action on 10
July 1943, in Operation Husky, the Invasion
of Sicily. His body was lost at sea, near Gela,
Sicily, in the sinking of the USS LST-313.
PFC. Paul Arthur Helt is Memorialized in the
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
in Nettuno, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy.
He is also Memorialized in his Hometown,
at the Calvary United Methodist Cemetery
in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
PFC Helt was survived by his parents, Arthur
Leonidas Helt and Helen J (nee Kniley) Helt.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
NEVER FORGET PFC. Paul Arthur Helt's
Service & Sacrifice.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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