Brief 1945 07 03 (PDF)

Brief 1945 07 03 (PDF)

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Vol. 2, No. 31
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Cover Story: “No Casualties”

This week’s dramatic cover shows the aftermath of an accident and narrow escape on one of Iwo Jima’s airstrips.

  • A Superfort (B-29), damaged on a mission over Japan, crashed and exploded during an emergency landing on Iwo Jima
  • Miraculously, all crew members survived
  • Photo shows a tug hauling a P-51 to safety as the B-29 burns in the background
  • Iwo’s airstrips have saved roughly 300 B-29s to date
  • One Superfort was recently given the 4th Marine Division insignia as tribute to the men who took the island
  • Photo by: Cpl. Nolan Patterson

Articles Inside

  • “Divine Tempest” — By S/Sgt. Robert Price
  • Five-Gallon Tour (Air tour of Okinawa) — Photos by Sgt. Louis Zacharias
  • 90 Minutes to Japan — After a year of Marianas patrol, this fighter group tackled Kyushu, applied pressure, and produced a handful of Yank aces.
    • By Cpl. Richard L. Dugan, with photos by Cpl. Harold Klee
  • Forward Echelon — Photos by Sgt. Fred Shelton, Cpl. William Johnson, and Sgt. Louis Zacharias
  • Report to the Stockholders — Gen. Mickey Moore reports on life on a “pork chop,” his P-51s, and dividends that should please the stockholders.
    • Photos by Cpl. William Johnson
  • Editorial: “GI Kamikaze”
  • “Just Like in the Movies” — Submarines like the Starfish thumb their noses at the Japanese navy and air force to rescue downed AAF fliers from the very shores of Japan.
    • By S/Sgt. Bob Speer
  • One Damned Island After Another — By Cpl. Richard L. Dugan
  • Sports — Edited by Zander Hollander
    • Servicemen in Sports
  • File 13 — By Sgt. Roger Angell
  • Male Call: “Leg Log” — By Milton Caniff
  • Okinawa Alert — In case the Japanese attempt a surprise landing on Okinawa, a full network of security guards stands ready. AAF servicemen maintain a complete defense system against reprisal.
    • Photos by Sgt. Fred Shelton

Pinup

Pfc. Romeo Dingle — serving as Vogue‘s “consultant editor” for Central and Western Pacific fashions — researched the history of the white bathing suit featured on this week’s back cover, modeled by Miss Myrna Dell of the “moom pictchahs.”

  • A white jersey, two-piece suit — the latest style for pinup girls to wear home from work or to the beach
  • The halter top “leaves ample room for swimming and sunning”
  • The drawstring pants are “a new and attractive feature”