Sicily of 1943 By: Megan Jones

Soldier Edwin J. Mosby, American soldier Born June 4, 1925 from Lansing, MI Stationed in Sicily to Invade Italy; Operation Husky

Timeline April 1943 - Germans recover the body of a British Royal Marine pilot from the waters off a Spanish beach May 13, 1943 - Allies won the North African Campaign July 10, 1943 - The invasion of Sicily, code-named Operation Husky, began before dawn July 24, 143 – Prime Minister Benito Mussolini was deposed and arrested July 25, 2013 - The first Italian troops began withdrawing from Sicily

Family/Home before the war

Newspaper article of Invasion

Artifacts found at the invasion