Furthermore, the convoy that left the dear old Contessa all alone had sailed on the morning of Oct.24/43. First ship out of the harbour was the transport Joseph T. Dickman, followed by the Thomas Jefferson.
It is with the reasoning that Operation "Huskey" and "Overlord" has it's dates enscribed from whence shipping was launched, therefore "Torch" should officially be calibrated as beginning on the launch date in the US at October 24, 1943.
Not that it makes any difference and I defer to the general acceptance of the date but as stated above.The acceptance of October 24th as launch date of Torch would put it on similar turf as Overlord and Huskey.
With respect
Max de Bruyn
Chatham, Ontario
Canada
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