Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1943, Oran, Oran                               U. S. Army newspaper one fran vol. I no. 72 a tuesday August 10, 1943 a tour of Palermo provides awesome proof that Allied bombers done to fool when they set Forth to punish an objective. No matter where you stand in Palermo it s almost impossible to find a spot where you cant see at least one demolished or sadly battered building. The City proper is bad enough but along the waterfront the destruction really is Complete and terrible men who have seen them claim that neither Biserta nor the London docks were As hard hit As this Beautiful Harbor Between a tremendous Rock to the West and mountains on the East. The entire waterfront is a tangled mass of upturned hulls spars funnels and blackened vessels. Not one building in the Vicinity escaped Allied bombs. Even those partially standing had shutters and doors ripped Loose by the Force of the explosions. A treole Falls As British head towards it. Etna a strange and almost unbelievable sight a do provided on one Palermo Dock where two freighters rested. Both had been blown Clear out of the water by big bombs and landed on the Dock. One actually is sitting there on its keel. Nearby the Bottom of a destroyer barely protrudes above the surface. Despite the wholesale destruction electric lights still operate and the water system is adequate. But there Are Little lakes in some streets w Here Mains were torn apart and water spurts trom Many smashed buildings. There a Salvage work to be done by thousands or Soldier prisoners and civilians particularly Clearing the streets of myriad masses of Stone. They re already on the Job. Goebbels condemns Berlin air threat German troops in Sicily have been dining Well gig their March to Palermo one division ran across a burning food dump of huge dimensions. All perishables were going up in smoke but much canned stuff was salvaged including Many tins of turkish cigarettes. It was a landfall for the gis most of whom were running Short of smokes. The younger members of the sicilian populace provide quite a problem. In agn Gento for instance one inquisitive youth of 11 years climbed into an italian tank and started to mess around with different gadgets. Suddenly there was a loud  the Shell hit a tree and exploded. The boy paralysed by fear had to be lifted from the tank. Or Les for food Rise above cheers