2. Table of Contents

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  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface by Donald J. Tolle (May 1987)
  4. The Start: Stateside (Jan-Sept 1942)
  5. Overseas: To England aboard the Queen Mary (Sept-Nov 1942)
  6. To North Africa from England (Nov-Dec 1942)
  7. Tunisia: Thelepte (1st time) — Squadron’s first combat missions  (Dec 1942-Feb 1943)
  8. Algeria: Evacuation: To Youks and to Canrobert (Feb-April, 1943)
  9. Tunisia: Thelepte (2nd time) and Souk el Arba — End of African Campaign (April-May 1943)
  10. Tunisia: Grombalia, near Tunis — Start of Invasion of Sicily (June-July 1943)
  11. Malta (July-August 1943)
  12. Italy: Sicily (August-Sept 1943)
  13. Italy: Reggio, Taranto and Grottaglie (Sept-Oct 1943)
  14. Italy: Foggia (Oct 1943-Jan 1944)
  15. Italy: Vesuvius, Naples, and Capri (Jan-June 1944)
  16. Italy: Galeria (Rome) and Grosseto (June-July 1944)
  17. Corsica, France, and Capri (July-Sept 1944)
  18. Italy: Fallonica, Rosignano, and Grosseto (Sept 1944-March 1945)
  19. Italy: Pisa (March-June 1945)
  20. To New York aboard the Liberty Ship “S.S. William Cushing” (June-July 1945)
  21. My “Itinerary” after landing in Africa
  22. DMT’s Notes from the 1987 Reunion
  23. Statement by John Murphy
  24. Entire 1987-1988 manually-typed version of the diary (pdf)