US Army Air Force

Wounded evacuation

U.S Air Force

American and Italian wounded at Agrigento, Sicily, await evacuation by plane (USAAF’s C-47) to Africa for further medical treatment. 25 July 1943. After the area was secured during Operation Husky, it was used by United States Army Air Forces C-47s to evacuate wounded American and Italian troops. Later, it was a command and control base for the 52d Troop Carrier Wing from 1 September 1943-13 February 1944. Victor Sierra