SICILY:
CU Gen. Eisenhower out of plane towards. CU Eisenhower talking to soldier in tin hat. SCU Eisenhower and others walking and saluting. GV Ships firing at Palermo at dawn. LV Ships firing. GV Ships firing. LV Ship burning. SV Ship burning. SV Ship burning. GTV Smoke rising from back of town. GV Smoke, ships on water. SV Gun boat on water, great pall of smoke in b-g. SV Great pall of smoke (from burning ships.?) LV Pall of smoke rising from burning ship. LV Pan along showing clouds of smoke from burning ships. CU Man looking through glasses, smoke in b-g. GV Spectacular pyrotechnics (like fireworks) in sky. SV Pyrotechnics in sky. LV Pyrotechnics in sky. GV Smoke etc. in sky, men in f-g.
Background: Scenes showing General Eisenhower arriving to confer with Gen. Patton. Scenes showing Palermo being bombed, ships burning due to action against the Allies.