Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te 2 o Hōngongoi i tukuna e te Joint Chiefs of Staff he aratohu ki te Kaihautū-i-te-runga o te Mediterranean kia haere whakamua ki te Anvil (i whakaingoatia hei Dragoon
) i te 15 o Akuhata. Hei hua o tenei aratohu, i tukuna te 517th RCT mai i te IV Corps ka neke ki te whakauru ki te 1st Airborne Task Force i te rohe o Roma.