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Vol. XXVI No. 9 ……. Cover: The air brush drawing of the Navy and Marine Corps’ new fighter, the Vought-Sikorsky Corsair, was made by Sergeant John C. DeGrasse of The Leatherneck staff. The Corsair, although designed for carrier operations, compares favorably with land-based fighters of any nation. ……. Inside Articles: ……. Straight Dope (humor) ….. Carry On (letters) ….. Gizmo and Eightball by Fred Rhoads (cartoon) ….. Will You Be Afraid in Combat? by John Henry Cutler (article) ….. Boot Camp for Women by Robert H. Myers (article) ….. The Senior Private Gets Fouled Up by Frank X. Tolbert (fiction) ….. The New Bayonet by Robert N. Hart (article) ….. They Keep ‘Em Flying (article) ….. Britain’s Parachuting Nurses (pictorial) ….. Blasting the Nazi Wolf Packs (pictorial) ….. The Pin-Up Boys Present – Miss Maureen O’Hara (pictorial) ….. At Ease (entertainment) ….. The Corsair (article) ….. We, the Marines – Master Gunnery Sergeant Henry Fred Wolfgang, Master Gunnery Sergeant Michael T. Finn, Lieutenant Colonel John Albert Bemis and Sergeant Jack N. Strunk (pictorial) ….. Maneuvers in Puerto Rico by Douglas W. Polivka (article) ….. The Roving Camera (pictorial) ….. Citations ….. Marines’ Ace Cameraman ( Major Arthur Menken ) by Robert N. Hart (article) ….. Casualties List July 1, 1943 to August 1, 1943 – Dead and Missing ….. The Whistling Marine by Allan W. Colt MacDonald (fiction) ….. Heroes vs. Zeros (article) ….. Sports ….. Detachments ….. Dis-Missed