Infantry Journal 1945 09 (PDF)

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September 1945          Vol. LVII No. 3          86 Pages

Cover: Coming off of an LCI. (Official U.S. Navy Photo)

Inside Articles:

The Noncom

The Tank-Infantry Section.
By Major General Orlando Ward

Jungle Of Stone.
By Technical Sergeant Alvin M Josephy, Jr., USMCR

Heads Up!
By Lieutenant Thomas L. Dalrymple

Battle Facts For Your Outfit

Assault Detachment.
As the battalion commander’s special weapon the assault detachment can handle those jobs of bunker busting for which the average garden-variety rifle platoon, tough as it is, does not have the proper equipment. The detachment gets special training, going into action as ordered by the battalion commander.
By Lieutenant Terry O’Regan

No Flash, No Smoke, No Noise.
By Captain Melvin M. Johnson, USMCR

Facts from a Foxhole.
By Sergeant Boondocks

The A&P Platoon in Combat.
The jobs of the A&P platoons in the Pacific are varied and many times have to be done under
disagreeable circumstances. But the basic principles and jobs remain as always— ammunition supply, obstacle removing, and pioneering.

By Sergeant Harold Burger

Dig, Drain, Ditch.
By Master Sergeant Jim Connell

Aid Station in Town-to-Town Combat.
All the principles of the battalion surgeon’s medical plan are in the field manual. The story is in how he puts them to use when the Doughboys go into action.

By Captain Douglas Lindsey

Fighting Tanks Isn’t Easy.
The 57mm. AT gun is a potent weapon when manned by men with guts and savvy. Here are a few hints on how to manhandle the 57’s 2,750 pounds, and how to use it to get results—meaning enemy tanks and field fortifications.

By Captain H. James Pagan

Antitankers on Leyte

The Jap Digs In
Variations of Japanese Foxholes

Hara-Kiri On Wings
Kamikaze Attacks 

Bushido.
By Major Homer J. Colman

Three Stars and Up — Part III.
1900-1909: The Spanish War Crop
By Colonel Frederick Bernays Wiener

Help From the Air.
The key to successful close support of ground troops by the air forces is an understanding by both arms of the tactical and technical problems involved.

By Captain James B. L. Rush

We Never Think Of Failure.
By A Battalion Commander

Shoestring Ridge — Part I.
They operated on just a shoestring of supplies on the west coast of Leyte, but the Doughboys and the Redlegs came through five nights of tough battle together

By Colonel John M. Finn

Infantry Scout Dogs.
By Colonel Frank J. Sackton

Editorials
Report of Changes
The Atomic World
Military Digest
Maybe We Ought to Have an Infantry Day
The Honor Roll
It is chiefly through the support of the loyal 100% member units that the Infantry Association is able to maintain the high standards of The INFANTRY JOURNAL as a magazine for fighting men. Each star represents one completed year of all-out membership in the Association by every Infantry officer and unit within the organizations listed below.

Picture Credits

To The Editors

     Tribute
     Gunner S. Stephenson

     Battalion Surgeon
     Capt. B. H. Sullivan. MC.,
     517th Parachute Infantry

     Rations
     Capt. William P. Morris
     174th FA Bn.

     The Chinese Doughboy
     Captain
     Infantry

     “Battle Facts” Bulletin
     Lieut. John D. Stransky.
     85th Inf. Tng. Bn.

     “Why Not Tanks?”
     Irving J. Feldman.
     Cannon Co. 161st Inf

     Who Won The War?
     Ex-Infantry Lieutenant,
     Bombardment Group

     Corps Is On the Job
     Major Harold J. Noble,
     University of Oregon

     Front-Wheel Drive
     Captain Emmet L. Barlow,
     Hq. 190th QM Bn.

     Trust In God
     S/Sgt. Fred R. Karns

Cerebrations

     Pass the Ammunition
     Master Sergeant Sharpshooter,
     106th Infantry Division

     Heavy MGs In Action
     Lieutenant Robert K. Sawyer,
     26th Infantry Division

     More Than a Vague Idea
     Bob Roberts, USMC

     Combat Sight Picture
     Major Walter Dean Short,
     78th Infantry Division

Meet Our Authors

Sergeant Boondocks is a veteran of the Pacific fighting

Sergeant Harold Burger, Infantry, is a squad leader in the A&P Platoon, 2d Battalion, 321st Infantry

Major Homer J. Colman, Infantry, was in the Philippines when General Wainwright was forced to surrender in 1942 and was a Jap prisoner until liberated early this year  Master sergeant Jim Connell is in G-2, Headquarters 106th Infantry Division

Lieutenant Thomas L. Dalrymple, Infantry, fought in France and Germany with the 2d Infantry, 5th Division

Captain H. James Fagan, Infantry, led an antitank platoon of the 16th Infantry, 1st Division, in North Africa

Colonel John M. Finn, Infantry, commands the 32d Infantry, 7th Division. He is a veteran of Attu, Kwajalein, Leyte and Okinawa

Captain Melvin M. Johnson, Jr., USMCR (inactive) is the inventor of the Johnson automatic rifle and Johnson light machine gun. He is the co-author of a number of books on small arms

Technical Sergeant Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., is a Marine Corps combat correspondent who served with the 3d Marine Division on Guam and Iwo. He is one of the authors of The U. S. Marines on Iwo Jima

Captain Douglas Lindsey, Medical Corps, is a battalion surgeon in the 175th Infantry, 29th Division. He wears the Silver Star and Purple Heart

Lieutenant Terry O’Regan, Infantry, commanded the Assault Detachment of the 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry, on Corregidor

Captain James B. L. Rush, Infantry, served in G-3 Air Section, Headquarters Third Army and Headquarters Seventh Army during the European campaign. He is now on duty in this country

Colonel Frank J. Sackton, Infantry, is G-2 of the 33d Infantry Division

Major General Orlando Ward is commanding general of the 20th Armored Division. He commanded the 1st Armored Division in North Africa and later was commandant of the Field Artillery School

Colonel Frederick Bernays Wiener, JAGD, has contributed many articles to The Journal. He is now on duty in the Pacific

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