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They Are actually soldiers but live with the Bim jackets Wear the same clothes and Are under naval command. Here shown Are pfc. Charles w. Smith and c pm. John j. Smith both of Long Island n. Y. Pvt. Wade h. Hetherington Pensacola. Fla., and pvt. William t. Smithwick Bowling Green Fla. They Call themselves a a balloon tics a and have a theme song that goes something like this a bal of unities. A Loon i tics balloon tics at Large we put Mem up and take Mem Down we Fly the balloon  a stars and St ripes photo by a sgt. Piil Stern yanks meet Little opposition in capture of caste Vetrano with the american forces in Sicily the big push northward that climaxed with the capture of Palermo got off to a flying Start when yank troops took control of caste Vetrano in Western Sicily and a a accepted Quot some 5,000 italian prisoners. For months its Airport was a Thorn in the Side of u. S. Forces in North Africa. One of the three largest in Sicily the others Are Hie Comino Airport now in american hands and the triple Field at Catania it harboured bombers and fighters that plagued Tunisia no end. But its service to the Axis is ended for this War and there Are a Hundred or More skeletons of German and italian planes still on deck to attest to the accuracy and Power of Allied bombings. Few handicaps ruined Bridges and land min slowed our Progress a trifle. On the thrust Here i rom agn Gento we were forced to drive heavy vehicles through a Railroad Tunnel and were towed through a Small River. Despite All handicaps two tanks clanked into caste Vetrano just before Hoo o clock followed by artillery and Long columns of infantry. Amid a tumultuous Welcome from civilians who thronged the streets and prof erred fruit water wine and nuts we pushed through the City to the Airport Headquarters. There hundreds of italian soldiers bearing White flags surrendered. And they asked to be permitted to Send emissaries into the Fields where other hundreds where hiding. It was rather a Lough a exit for maj. William Lockett of Norman okla. He bossed an artillery outfit that reached town ahead of the infantry and then forged ahead to the Airport Headquarters. In addition to three reporters he had Only a dozen men and so Many prisoners were arriving it was impossible to count them. Many were carrying live grenades and half of the italians were plastered on wine. For amusement some threw grenades against Walls. Eventually they were searched lined up and started Back on the March to town. Then in company with a dozen half tracks bearing 105 s we circled the Airport proper. Several shots went Over our Heads As we came to the Field but it. Norman Mcneil of Buffalo sallied Forth with some anti tank associates and soon the prisoners came streaming in. Their commander revealed that the Axis had last used the Airport two Days ago. It also was heavily mined he said. So mine detecting units were hustled up so there would be no delay in preparing the Field for Allied use. The Landing strip seemed in fairly Good shape but the remainder was pock marked by Shell holes. Curiously despite the concentration of american vehicles and i men not a single German plane appeared to contest the liking of by James a. Hirth Ari by a staff writer the City and Airport the italians did make one Brief show of resistance a couple of Miles from caste Vetrano. But it was merely a gesture. Twelve salvos from the 105 s and a burst of tank fire brought them running from the Hills with the customary White flags and that was that. When they could t find anything else As a Token of surrender the Brave men of Mussolini used their underwear or table cloths. Italian chief commander of the italian forces in the caste Vetrano area was mat. Petrollo Sergio. He was found in a Villa with several of his officers having lunch. Yes he knew the town had been taken but he demanded an honorable surrender with full ceremonies of War and insisted that a High ranking officer be sent to take him in Tow. Well it was explained to this very important Man that he could consider himself honorable surrendered but that there just Wasny to time to toss him a six course banquet and a 21-gun Sambs insignia Lute. He was removed and a dressed Chicken he had drawn up from a deep Well where lie is keeping it Cool made an excellent mid afternoon snack for his captors. Of great assistance to american soldiers were italian civilians who showed the positions of mine Fields ammunition dumps and Gas stores. A few actually had helped to Lay the mines Many of them a a railroads which look like Railroad ties. Two of our boys were killed by one of these. Both at Menfi and caste Vetrano citizens Hung out american flags they had been sewing together for Days. A few thought the English were coming and fashioned the red Ensign. But it was All right As correspondent Alex Clifford accepted them on behalf of the Btl army. Laughable sight a laughable sight was provided by the first few Hundred italian prisoners. Sweating and tired they walked up and Down the Road waving White flags and begging for rides. Nobody seemed to want them and we All just waved to Hie rear and watched them trudge along under their own custody. Never before agreed our troops had they received a More vociferous Welcome. Good looking gals threw their arms about tile boys and kissed them. One Gal handed us a pail of water to was ii in and a Glass of wine to drink. Both were excellent every body insisted on shaking hands. Pie. Joe Netter of Brooklyn actually was a unwary As a result. An egyptian woman who spoke fluent French led the americans to a Gas dump of 800 Drums. She explained that an italian Soldier wanted to fire the dump so civilians locked him up. A a it might have harmed our a said the woman. Quot you can Hies a have want Soldi r whenever you ass a design of the new shoulder insignia soon to be worn by All lbs personnel is shown by its creator sgt. Martin Swirsky of new York sgt. Swirsky formerly a High school Art instructor adopted the hand of Fatma As his design. Which was chosen from among More than 500 entries at an lbs Competition last month. The insignia is Diamond shaped with the right half Blue and the left half red. Entered against this background is the hand of Fatma in White. The color scheme i presents France England and the j. S. The  another woman who once lived in Brooklyn said hic left her husband because he was a fascist. She had spent six months in a sicilian concent anon Camp and looked practically carved. Interpreter for maj. Lockett was sgt. Joe fait am of Newark he vacationed in sic by in 1932. Another member of the majors party was Cpl. Joe Al Rise Ila of Niagara wis. When we left caste Vetrano and headed North we can into a Lone italian Soldier he was weeping bitterly but acc pled a cigarette and said tie would like to be our prisoner. It seemed head been in Sicily two years and had t even seen a daughter born in 1942. A a now i never will a he wailed. By this time tanks were moving along fast so we said goodbye to caste Vetrano and departed. A canteen full of Good cast Al veil a no wine gave us a finer appreciation of the really grand scenery