01
The mission begins
The gallery’s opening page identifies eight men who boarded two aircraft for a mission connected to northern Italy. The page names the group as members of the Mangosteen Mission.
Source: family-supplied gallery PDF, page 1.
Mangosteen Mission
Timeline of the Surviving Record
A document-led chronology based on the supplied gallery. Dates and claims are limited to what the archive itself displays.
02
Operations behind enemy lines
The archive shows field activity, partisan contacts, identification material, and mission personnel operating under wartime conditions.
Source: family-supplied gallery PDF, page 6–11.
03
Leadership and intelligence work
The Legion of Merit citation describes Icardi’s participation in a special intelligence mission and later leadership responsibilities after the mission’s chief disappeared.
Source: family-supplied gallery PDF, page 15.
04
The war turns
The archive includes photographs of partisan activity and scenes associated with the final phase of the war in northern Italy.
Source: family-supplied gallery PDF, page 10–13.
05
Recognition and controversy
The final page presents placards honoring Icardi and later newspaper coverage connected to the OSS controversy.
Source: family-supplied gallery PDF, page 16.
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The original 16-page PDF is included with the website.