At the community meeting, the fighting near Salerno is mentioned. This refers to Operation Avalanche, part of the Allied invasion of mainland Italy (9-18 September 1943) involving 170,000 military personnel from the United States and the United Kingdom. This resulted in 2,149 killed, 7,365 wounded, and 4,099 missing in action.
The Narrator pronounces "Beauty Shoppe" as "beauty shoppy" (although the mispronunciation likely is intentional).