The 3rd Infantry Division reinforced with the 3rd Ranger Battalion and CCA, 2nd Armored Division, conducted an amphibious assault to capture the port city of Licata, Sicily, and an adjoining airfield on 10 July 1943. This action was part of a larger campaign to capture Sicily in order to conduct further operations against the Italian mainland. The initial assault was conducted by one battalion from each of the infantry regiments plus the 3rd Ranger Battalion. By evening, D-Day, the Division was in possession of an eight by fifteen mile beachhead and nearly 3,000 prisoners. While this was primarily an infantryman's campaign, HUSKY represents well coordinated offensive efforts utilizing good combined arms techniques. As usual, massive supply problems and extensive engineering efforts complicated matters for division operation planners.

DTIC reprint: AD-A159-346. "May 1984."

Operation Joss -- The strategic setting -- The tactical situation -- The action -- The significance of the action.