戰爭暴行

Many atrocities were committed by the Americans during the invasion of Sicily in 1943. On 14 July, 36 prisoners of war were gunned down near Gela by their guard. US Sergeant Barry West. At Buttera airfield, US Captain Jerry Compton lined up his 43 prisoners against a wall, and machine-gunned them to death. West and Compton were both arrested and convicted of murder. They were sent to the front, where both were later killed in action.

After the town of Canicatti surrendered, some civilians were reported to be looting after they had entered a bombed out soap and food factory. At around 6 pm, an American officer and a group of soldiers entered the factory. The officer fired point-blank into the crowd, killing eight civilians. The atrocity was hushed up, and the perpetrator of the crime, Lieutenant Colonel McCaffrey, died in 1954.

一九四三年美軍攻佔西西里島期間，暴行不少。七月十四日，在傑拉附近，美軍巴里．韋斯特中士槍殺了他守 衞的三十六個戰俘。在布泰拉飛機場，美軍傑里．康普頓上尉要他手下的四十三個戰俘沿一道牆排開，然後用機關槍把他們射殺。韋斯特和康普頓後來被捕，判了謀殺罪，送到前線，戰死沙場。

卡尼卡蒂鎮投降之後，據報有平民走進一家炸毀了的肥皂和食物工廠搶掠。下午六點鐘左右，一名美國軍官和一群士兵走進工廠。那軍官向群眾近距離開槍，殺了八個平民。這暴行給隱瞞了。那犯罪的軍官是麥卡弗里中校，一九五四年死去。

（古德明）