As part of Operation Husky order of battle in the Sicily Campaign, the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion with the 2nd Armor Division landed in Gela, Sicily in south-central Sicily, on 11 July 1943.
Before the landing the 17th used M4 Sherman tanks with Scorpion Mine flail exploder to clear the way.
The operation captured Butera and participated in the Battle of Mazzarino, then moving on to Palermo.
After Sicily the 17th moved to England to train and prepare for D-Day.
As part of Operation Husky order of battle in the Sicily Campaign, the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion with the 2nd Armor Division landed in Gela, Sicily in south-central Sicily, on 11 July 1943. Before the landing the 17th used M4 Sherman tanks with Scorpion Mine flail exploder to clear the way. The operation captured Butera and participated in the Battle of Mazzarino, then moving on to Palermo. After Sicily the 17th moved to England to train and prepare for D-Day.
17th Armored Engineer Battalion