75 YEARS AGO

“... The United States and British navies are pouring troops and war equipment into Sicily after a successful landing along 100 miles of the coast of that vital island off the toe of Italy, a communique said tonight.

‘Enemy opposition had been countered’ at 6 a.m. this morning after the assault barges struck the coast three hours earlier, ‘and the success of our landing was already assured,’ it added.

By about 7:30 a.m. our troops were advancing and our artillery was being put ashore.’

American, British and Canadian forces of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s command struck from landing barges by night, opening the big rush they had awaited since they cleared North Africa of the axis two months ago.’”