Yanks Capture Sicily Town in Bloodless Strike
Allied North Africa dispatch reports American forces landing at Livata in Sicily, taking the town with over 300 prisoners and four American dead. Photographer Herbert White filed vivid notes on shore bombardment, infantry advances, and air activity as U S troops secured roads and artillery positions amid cautious enemy resistance.
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Sicily Town Gives Up Without Fight
New York July 13 A British radio report says civilians in Sicily showed animosity toward Allied invasion forces as one town fell and another was urged not to resist. The account notes troops on the beach and reports prisoners from 300 to 340 Italians observed by American advancing forces.
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Sicily
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Aled Supply Line in Sicily Is Assured
Allied troops report control of Sicily areas critical to supply as bridgeheads widen and strength builds. Most enemy resistance is Italian with a German counterattack near Gela and movement of transport from Finlagnelta to Agrigento indicating forces shifting to frontlines in the west.
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North Africa
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Finlagnelta
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Lampedusa Used As Test By Allies
London reports Allied officials launched early postwar reconstruction tests on Lampedusa. Under Wing Commander Bladee and Lieut Polli, the island’s civilian government works to repopulate, seed crops, restore schools, and supply milk and oranges while clearing debris from air raids.
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Flier Wins 18-Hour Fight With Sharks
Lieutenant Arthur Reading, naval aviator, survived an 18 hour battle after forced water landing near an advanced base in the Southwest Pacific. Radioman Everett Almond, 21, of Blackwell Ohio, died saving Reading, inflating the pilot’s life belt and aiding his escape. Almond’s heroic act and Reading’s injuries, including a broken jaw, were reported as rescuers eventually reached a YP boat and brought them to safety.
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Assault on Syracuse Opens With British Canadian Landing
A first hand account from a British destroyer during the July 19 opening of the invasion of Syracuse Sicily describes stealth approaches, lighting aimed to prevent detection, and the first shots as assault craft head for the beaches. Dawn reveals Mount Etna and Allied power as Italian resistance wanes.
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Prayer Answered Crew Returns Bomber Despite Damage
London dispatch from Allied headquarters in North Africa reports a Marauder bomber dubbed the Coughlin Coffin survived a Sicily strike after anti aircraft fire tore its fuselage and landing gear. The crew, previously believed to be at risk, returned safely as the plane made a controlled landing. A mechanic’s anonymous prayer painted on the fuselage allegedly foretold the safe return.
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