the divarty sailed from new york with the division in april 1943, and landed at casablanca, morocco in may. after marshalling at camp don b. passage near casablanca, the division moved forward, with the 320th gfab and 80th airborne anti-aircraft bivouacking with the 325th glider infantry regimental combat team near marnia, algeria, while the rest of the division settled near the airport at oudja, french morocco. in late june 1943, the division stages forward into its takeoff fields for operation husky, around kairouan, tunisia.