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FROM: LT COL OLSEN, OSS/DET66
TO: MAJ MCGRUDER, LT ELDRIDGE, LT KESSEL, OSS/DET66
DATE: 10 MAY 1943
RE:DET-66/SG

I've been tasked with supplying an unconventional warfare cadre to assist the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment during upcoming operations in the Mediterranean. Specifically, current plans for the invasion of Sicily call for a massive air drop prior to the amphibious assault to seize key objectives and keep the beaches free.

Effective immediately, I am assigning you to a newly-formed division of Detachment 66, which I am calling DET-66/SG, or Special Group. Your unique talents will be put to the test, and we'll see what is to be done with you after your time in Sicily.

It is safe to assume that the free agent known as "Kilroy" will be somewhere on the island. I expect you to locate and recruit him, if practical.

Best of luck,

Olsen, LT COL, OSS/DET66

 

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