Mediterranean Bulletin - April 9th, 1945

An official USS MacKenzie Message from the Allied Press Service

APRIL 9TH 1945  

MEDITERRANEAN BULLETIN:-  ALLIED HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY TROOPS CAPTURED TWO VILLAGES ASTRIDE THE LIGURIAN COASTAL HIGHWAY WHILE 8TH ARMY UNITS CONTINUED TO MOP UP POCKETS OF ENEMY RESISTANCE NORTH OF THE REMO RIVER.  ALLIED HEADQUARTERS GAVE THE FOLLOWING TEXT OF COMMUNIQUÉ.

LAND---ADVANCING ON EITHER SIDE OF LIGURIAN COASTAL HIGHWAY US TROOPS OF THE 5TH ARMY HAVE MADE FURTHER PROGRESS AND TAKEN THE VILLAGE OF MONTIGNOSO AND STAINATO.  BRITISH TROOPS OF THE 8TH ARMY HAVE MOPPED UP POCKETS OF ENEMY RESISTANCE NORTH OF THE RIVER REMO.

NAVY---YESTERDAY, SUNDAY, HMS AND U S SHIPS CONTINUED THEIR BOMBARDMENT SUPPORT OF THE 5TH ARMY, HMS MILNE FIRED UPON AN ENEMY BATTERY AND CARRIED OUT HARASSING FIRE AGAINST TROOPS CONCENTRATION, HMS LOOKOUT ENGAGED TWO ENEMY BATTERIES WITH MOST SUCCESSFUL RESULTS.  DURING THE PAST WEEK ALLIED WARSHIPS HAVE CARRIED FURTHER BOMBARDMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ARMY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE FRENCH-ITALIAN FRONTS.  THE U S DESTROYER MACKENZIE FIRED UPON ENEMY STOREHOUSES, TRANSPORTS AND PERSONNEL OBTAINING HITS AND EFFECTIVELY COVERED THE TARGET AREA.  THE FRENCH DESTROYER TEMPETE SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED ENEMY BATTERIES AND A RADIO STATION WHILE ON APRIL 4 THE TROMBE MADE GOOD SHOOTING ON ENEMY STOREHOUSES AND POSITIONS.

(provided by crewmate Bill Shew)

Message 2 - Mediterranean Bulletin - May 4th, 1945

Message 3 - The Poem CONVOYS

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