Frank A Sciarrillo

S/Sgt Frank Sciarrillo was killed in action on 08 June 1944, serving with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment. On 8 June 1944, the 18th Infantry as a whole was positioned in the vicinity of Mandeville and Trevieres, holding ground in the days following the Normandy landings. The regimental history does not record a specific movement for 3rd Battalion on this date, but the regiment overall appears to have been consolidating its positions in preparation for the attack that would come on 9 June. Conditions for the men in these days were shaped by the broader push inland from the beachhead, with units awaiting orders for the next advance. S/Sgt Sciarrillo was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.