July 9 to 11 1943

Operations Husky I and II

On the night of 9-10 July 1943, as part of Operation Husky I, 3,405 paratroopers from Colonel James M. Gavin’s 505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team jumped near Gela in Sicily. On 11 July, as part of Operation Husky II, 2,305 paratroopers from the 504th PRCT under Colonel Reuben H. Tucker were dropped near Farello airfield.

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