2-AD – Kool Force – Operation Husky
Historical Record, Operations of the US 2nd Armored Division, Kool Force, Operation Husky, Sicily.
Concentration for Husky
Concentration, April 22 to July 22, 1943. Pursuant to orders CG, IAC, the 2-AD moved from Rabat, French Morocco to the vicinity of FAITC...
504-PIB – Sicily – Jul 9 – Aug 19 1943
Operation of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team, in Sicily during the period July 9, 1943, to August 19, 1943. Personal Experience of a Regimental Headquarters Company Commander.
Capt Adam A. Komosa
This archive covers the operations of the 504-PRCT,...
1st Ranger (Darby) – Gela – Sicily
Gen Lucian K. Truscott, US Army, in liaison with the British General Staff, submitted proposals to Gen George C. Marshall that we undertake immediately an American unit along the lines of the British Commandos in 1942. A subsequent cable...