“You think we should jump on this Youks Les Bains place, right?” Raff asked.
“No question, sir,” Genero responded. “The only catch is that there’s a Vichy French Zouave unit at Youks Les Bains. They’re at battalion strength or more. Figure three hundred fifty to four hundred fifty men.”
Genero watched as the colonel digested this information. He could almost hear the wheels turning. There might be a fight at Youks Les Bains, but the 2/503d had a score to settle. If the Vichy French resisted, Raff’s boys would take the airfield from them.
Raff looked over at his S-3 and gave him immediate instructions. “Contact your counterparts at Corps,” Raff directed. “Advise them that Youks Les Bains is a better target. Get the orders changed, if possible. Tell them that after we secure the larger ai
