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Troops in Sicily Pace Ahead in Barrafranca Advance
U S Seventh Army reports tanks in Barrafranca as Maj Horner leads a night march through moonlit fields toward Coronz Manganaro. Soldiers endure heat and thirst, with rations delayed and plans altered after a tank battle shattering calm, civilians cheering along the route.
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U. S. Seventh Army
Sicily
Mazzerno
Magzerino
Maj
Charles T. Horner
Doylestown
Chuck
Horner
Barrafranca
Corzp
Manganaro
Kimball Richmond
Windsor
Emil Edmond
Pawling
N. X
Albert H. Smith
Baltimore
Robert A. Peterman
Hicksville
Peterman
kUter
John Walker
Mahanoy City
Narrrow
Walker
Lieut
Allen Ferry
Alton Hay
N. H. Ferry
Frank A. Rizzo
New York City
Set
Allen B
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Barratranca