![]() ![]() The unit landed in Southern France, in mid-August, before advancing to the German border. They converted to the M10 tank destroyer and participated in the invasion landings at Salerno, Italy, and then the assault at Anzio, before entering Rome, in June. In December of that same year, he and rest of the unit, less Reconnaissance Co., landed in Algeria and fought in the Battle of Kasserine Pass, in February, and then at El Guettar, in March. John and the 601st arrived in Scotland, on August 9, 1942. Service Time: On January 15, 1942, John entered the service at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and was assigned to Company A of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion. He worked at Riverside Press in Cambridge as a pressman, prior to the war. He was the son of William Joseph Campbell and Margaret Lyons and attended Morse Elementary and Cambridge High and Latin School, graduating in 1931. ![]() Biography: John Andrew Campbell was born on September 8, 1915, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ![]()
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