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YANK, The Army Weekly

Publication: YANK, The Army Weekly
Edition: Continental Edition
Date / Vol. / No.: November 12, 1944 — Vol. 1, No. 16
Publisher: Published weekly by the enlisted men of the U.S. Army, for sale only to those in the armed services. Herald Building, 21 rue de Berri, Paris, France
Pages Scanned: 24. Instant PDF download.
Price: 3 Francs
Managing Editor: Sgt. Merle Miller

Cover

The cover, titled “Clean-Up, Western Front,” shows a soldier bent over a street hydrant washing up amid rubble, with a cover line reading “2-Front Veteran Compares Pacific and ETO Combat.” Per “This Week’s Cover” note inside, the photo shows Pfc. Edward L. Schronce of Belmont, N.C., cleaning up at a hydrant in Villedieu, France, during a pause in the advance toward Berlin. Schronce is a member of an antitank unit that took part in much of the fighting in Western Europe.

Major Articles

GI Guerillas
By Sgt. James P. O’Neill — American soldiers who joined and fought alongside the French Maquis resistance fighters.

2-Front Fighter
By Sgt. Mack Morriss — An infantry officer who fought in both the Pacific and the ETO compares combat on the two fronts.

Texas Tanker
By Sgt. Frank Woolner — Profile of a Texas-born tank crewman and his combat experiences.

Roman Justice
By Sgt. Harry Sions — The murder-treason trial and mob-lynching of Fascist police officials Pietro Caruso and Donato Carretta in liberated Rome.

Down on the Farm
By Pvt. Debs Myers — Wartime labor shortages and life on American farms, including women and older men taking over field work.

Traitors’ End
Photo feature — the execution of six young French Vichy militia collaborators in Grenoble.

News From Home

Homefront roundup — a hometown parade, a waitress-wanted sign, an industrial fire, and other stateside items.

That Post-War Car (Again)
Humor piece imagining outlandish postwar automobile designs, illustrated by Sgt. Ralph Stein.

Sports — At Home and Abroad

Roundup of boxing, football, horse racing, and baseball news from the States and among GIs overseas.

Mr. Blanchard Finds Kindness Pays Off Too Many Dividends
By Sgt. Dan Polier — College football sports column.

Art
Editorial cartoons are credited to Sgt. Brandt and others. The regular Sad Sack strip (“Business Hours”) is by Sgt. George Baker.

Pin-up
Mary Ganly.