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...clock our planes dived one by one on some target behind Troina. Because-there was no flak, we figured the enemy might be withdrawing. The sounds of battle grew less, and finally, when a heavy formation of B-25s struck at the town at 7 o'clock, we stood boldly up on our ridge and watched. All firing seemed to have ceased, as if both sides were watching the blasting of Troina, which, though only a mile away, vanished again behind the curtain of black smoke...
...left their foxholes and stopped to chat with one an other. In the strange quiet, men's spirits began rapidly to soar. Chuck Horner said: "This is the hardest battle we've had since El Guettar. I think"cross your fingers"we're going to get Troina tonight." Another Night. Except for the small pocket on our right, the Germans seemed to have departed. Chuck Horner chose a patrol to scout the approaches to the town. As the sun sank behind the hills, casting its last rays on the cliff of Troina, Major Horner gave Lieut. Mastyl...
Another Dawn. At 7 o'clock in the morning two Italians came into our lines saying that the Germans had evacuated Troina. We wanted to believe them, but we did not let our hopes run away with us. Horner gave last-minute instructions to Lieut. Everett Booth, commander of Company I, who was to go out in full strength toward the city: "Never mind the banks or anything like that. Head straight for the mayor's office and set up the battalion command post there...
...that very moment a volley of rifle shots rang out of the fields above us at the base of the stone ramp guarding Troina...
After 15 or 20 minutes, when no more planes appeared, we crawled out and around to the right flank and headed once more toward Troina...