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Today in World War II History—July 17, 1943

Monday, July 17, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Lt. Katye Swope of the 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron checks patients being evacuated from Agrigento, Sicily to North Africa for further medical treatment, 25 July 1943 (US Air Force photo 25749AC)

Lt. Katye Swope of the 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron checks patients being evacuated from Agrigento, Sicily to North Africa for further medical treatment, 25 July 1943 (US Air Force photo 25749AC)

80 Years Ago—July 17, 1943: Off Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, 192 Allied aircraft (US Thirteenth Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps & RNZAF) shoot down 44 Japanese planes.

US 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron arrives at Ponte Olivo Airfield in Sicily; air evacuation begins from Sicily to North Africa (Read more: three-part series starting with Medical Air Evacuation in World War II).

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