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YANK, The Army Weekly — Issue Summary

Publication: YANK, The Army Weekly
Edition: Continental Edition
Date / Vol. / No.: April 22, 1945 — Vol. 1, No. 39
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 shows a large crowd of soldiers kneeling in prayer inside a barn or shed doorway, heads bowed, with a jeep and other men visible in the background. Per “The Cover” note inside, this mass was held by men of the Fourth Armored Division shortly after they reached Hallburg, Germany, and was typical of the attitude of humble prayer felt by soldiers throughout the U.S. Army on hearing of the death of their commander-in-chief, Franklin D. Roosevelt. A few newly freed slave laborers can be seen in the background of the picture.

Major Articles

Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Tribute and biographical retrospective on the life, presidency, and death of FDR, who died April 12, 1945.

New Commander-in-Chief
Profile of President Harry S. Truman — his record as a New Dealer, internationalist, and chairman of the Senate’s wartime production investigating committee.

Deutscher Volkssturm
By Sgt. Ed Cunningham — The middle-aged, partly disabled men of a small German town’s home-guard militia go into hiding rather than fight when the Americans arrive.

The Red One
By Sgt. Merle Miller — A history of the First Infantry Division (“The Big Red One”/”The Forgotten First”) from North Africa through the war in Europe.

Camera on Iwo
Photo essay by Pfc. George Burns — Marines landing and fighting on Iwo Jima, including the assault on Mount Suribachi.

“Down on the Riviera”
By Sgt. Ralph G. Martin — Life at the U.S. Riviera Recreational Area in Nice, a rest camp for combat soldiers.

Your Home-Town Paper
By Sgt. Georg N. Meyers — How the war has changed American local newspapers, their staffs, and their coverage.

GI Questions from GIs
By Cpl. Max Novack — Answers to soldiers’ questions about the educational benefits of the GI Bill of Rights.

One-Armed Big-Leaguer?
By Cpl. Tom Shehan — St. Louis Browns outfielder Pete Gray, who lost his right arm as a child, tries to make the majors.

Golf in Rome
Photo feature on a British-American-Italian open golf tournament held in Rome.

Art
Pen-and-ink combat sketches illustrate “The Red One,” depicting First Division soldiers in action. The regular Sad Sack strip (“Change of Climate”) is by Sgt. George Baker.

Pin-up
Ramsay Ames.