and progressing along the coast from
Catania where they reached a point
45 miles from Messina.
Elmer Davies returned back in America
after a visit to Africa, Britain and
Iceland.
10/8/1943 6 pm. Fred Allen
The Allies in Sicily are making slow
but steady progress along the whole
front.
Patrols of the 8th Army and the 7th
American Army have linked up with
each other before Randazzo.
Heavy demolitions and stiff resistance
are met.
The communique confirms that Bronte
is in our hands.
On the East side of the island German
resistance is fierce.
The navy bombarded Mascali, Riposto
and Taormina. The Allied air forces
continued their attacks on road junctions
at Messina.
Home based bombers went to Mannheim-
Ludwigshafen. Our Mosquitoes attacked
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