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Operation Torch - The Allied Invasion of North Africa A first hand account of the invasion as documented in the diary of Francis Saturn Kalinowski. The diary starts on the morning of the amphibious assualt (Sunday, November 8, 1942) and ends with Francis getting to sleep in his newly constructed pup tent on Friday November 13, 1942.
Operation Torch - The 154th Observation Squadron Reunited The story of Francis Saturn Kalinowski continues as he moves across Africa to rejoin his Squadron at Oujda.