WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS IN SICILY, July 15 -- (UP) When Sgt. David Rosenkrantz of Los Angeles and Cpl Lee Black of Jackson, Tenn., United States paratroopers, landed outside the town of Scicli they ran smack into 200 Italians.

The Italians held a conference and decided they were the ones who ought to surrender. Rosenkrantz and Black agreed to turn them over at the first opportunity and then everyone sat down to dinner with the mayor of the town providing plenty of wine.

As soon as Yank reinforcements appeared after daylight, the Italian colonel formed his command and headed by Rosenkrantz and Black marched to their surrender--singing.

Source: Los Angeles Daily News, July 16, 1943