War Correspondents: Canadian Writers - Sicily 1943 (Parts 1 - 3c)

The Canadian Army Came Into its Own in Sicily, Summer 1943

Canadian Correspondents Were There to Tell Us "All About It!"

Ross Munro and several other writers cover the bases in Sicily during the

early days of action, e.g., July 13 - 15, 1943. Photo taken in Modica.

MIKAN 3578062 Library and Archives Canada (Ottawa)

Introduction:

The well-visited series assembled to share some of the work of war correspondents (Canucks!) during WWII will soon grow to include many stories by Lionel Shapiro of The (Montreal) Gazette,  along with a few news ones I've located by the remarkable Ross Munro.

Why tackle The Gazette (re Canadian Forces in Sicily) when I've already researched/shared The Winnipeg Tribune, Ottawa Citizen and Montreal Star?  Because 'it's there,' and because a few hundred Canadians in RCNVR and Combined Operations, including my father Doug Harrison, served in the Mediterranean for three months (approx., July - Sept. 1943) and the more news I can discover about their adventures, the better, in my humble opinion : )

"If there's 12, where are the other two fellas?" Soon to follow : )

Photo Credit - The Winnipeg Tribune, July 28, 1943

The five entries already completed can be accessed by clicking on the 5 links provided below:

1. Canadian Writers - Sicily 1943 (1)

2. Canadian Writers - Sicily 1943 (2)

3. Canadian Writers - Sicily 1943 (3a)

4. Canadian Writers - Sicily 1943 (3b)

5. Canadian Writers - Sicily 1943 (3c)

More will be added to this series shortly. Stay tuned.

For more good articles by Canadian writers related to the invasion of Sicily, please visit a (to be) lengthy series re news clippings from The (Montreal) Gazette, beginning with entries from early July, 1943. E.g., Research: Three Months in the Mediterranean, 1943 (10)

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