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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
Book Reviews