Description

YANK — The Army Weekly

Central Pacific Edition — Pacific Ocean Areas

March 16, 1945  |  Vol. 3, No. 36

Publisher: Branch Office, Information & Education Division, War Department, 205 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N.Y.

Managing Editor: Sgt. Joe McCarthy  •  Central-South Pacific Edition Editor: Sgt. Larry McManus  •  Officer in Charge: Cpl. Charles N. E. Stubblefield

Price: 5¢

Pages Scanned: 24. Instant PDF download.

Headlines & Contents Summary

Cover Page

The cover, captioned “Patrol on Suribachi,” shows four Marines resting with their weapons on the volcanic slopes of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. The masthead identifies this as the Central Pacific Edition (Pacific Ocean Areas), priced 5¢, dated March 16, 1945, Vol. 3, No. 36, with the tagline “By the men… for the men in the service.” No separate edition-specific cover is noted. The “This Week’s Cover” credit box (p. 15) explains the photo shows the first four-man patrol to reach the 554-foot summit of Suribachi and credits YANK photographer Pfc. George Burns.

Major Headlines & Content

Bridge Busters

By Sgt. Dave Richardson

The story of the 490th Bombardment Squadron in Burma, the “Bridge Busters,” who stumbled onto a low-altitude “hop-bombing” technique by accident and used it to destroy 114 bridges and damage 51 more against Japanese supply lines.

Names: 2d Lt. L. P. Bloodworth, 1st Lt. John T. Reynolds, Lt. Col. Robert D. McCarten, Maj. Robert A. Paterson, Maj. Erdin, Capt. Angelo J. Boutselis, Maj. Gen. Howard C. Davidson, 1st Lt. William E. Cook, Capt. William C. McIntyre, Lt. Arthur C. Sanders, Sgt. Joseph W. Meier

Ernie Pyle in the Movies

A photo feature previews Lester Cowan’s forthcoming film on war correspondent Ernie Pyle, showing actor Burgess Meredith made up to resemble Pyle during recreated combat campaign scenes.

Names: Ernie Pyle, Burgess Meredith, Lester Cowan

A German Talks

By Sgt. Joe McCarthy

A young anti-Nazi German prisoner of war tells a YANK correspondent that while Germans know the war is going against them, no movement inside Germany is strong enough to overthrow Hitler.

Names: Sgt. Joe McCarthy

Kathleen Winsor

By Cpl. Hyman Goldberg

A “People on the Home Front” profile of Kathleen Winsor, author of the best-selling historical novel “Forever Amber,” covering the book’s success and her life and family.

Names: Kathleen Winsor, Robert John Herwig

Iwo’s Road to War

By Sgt. Bill Reed

A report on the dusty supply road on Iwo Jima connecting the invasion beach to the front lines, tracing the chaos, casualties, and grim routines of Marines, corpsmen, and burial details along its length.

Names: Pvt. John W. Conloy, Sgt. Walter T. Edwards, Corp. George T. Delta, Pfc. Darrel J. Farmer, Corp. Floyd M. Barton, Pvt. John R. Dober, Pfc. Steve A. Trocheck, Floyd M. Jenkins, Cpl. D. J. Mason

Back From the ETO

By Sgt. Walter Bernstein

A furlough profile of Pvt. John McDonald of Hollis, Long Island, a reconnaissance-troop gunner recounting his first 30 days home after combat in Normandy and Germany.

Names: Pvt. John McDonald, Helen McDonald, Blanche McDonald

Back From the Pacific

By Sgt. Ralph Boyce

A companion furlough piece giving a Pacific veteran’s first-person impressions of adjusting to civilian attitudes and home-front life during a 30-day Stateside leave.

Names: Sgt. Ralph Boyce

Vets Carry Burden of Board-Track Season

By Cpl. Tom Shehan

A SPORTS column on the 1945 indoor track season, noting that veteran runners like Jim Rafferty are keeping the sport alive while younger stars remain overseas.

Names: Jim Rafferty, Gunder Haag, Elmore Harris, Cpl. Milton Padway, Emil von Elling, Dave Albritton

Other Content

Photo Features: “Main Streets of America,” home-front street scenes from Wolfeboro, N.H., Minneapolis, Minn., Atlanta, Ga., and Pasadena, Calif. (pp. 12-13); “Clear the Track!,” indoor track-and-field action photos naming Herb Thompson, Cpl. Barney Ewell, Bill Mathis, Cpl. Milton Padway, Elmore Harris, Ed Dugger, and F/O Don Kinzle (p. 22).

Opinion/Letters: “The Soldier Speaks” reader-opinion page, “Germany or Japan — Which Was the Greater Menace?” with entries from Pfc. Jerold M. Gorby, Ex-Sgt. Nathan Minkoff, Cpl. Phil Stearns, Cpl. Harvey J. Fox, Pfc. Kenneth M. Wright, S/Sgt. S. J. Ziskind, and Pfc. Perry Wolff (p. 11); “Mail Call” reader letters on topics including British demobilization, PTs, combat uniforms, and the GI Bill of Rights (p. 14).

News Roundups: “Stateside News” on the nurse draft, bonus bills, and home-front items (p. 15); “Strictly GI” briefs on combat casualties, hospital programs, and new equipment (p. 17).

Cartoons: “The Sad Sack” strip “Winged Bakery” skit by Sgt. Ray Duncan (p. 16); “Dudley Wintergreen in the Pacific” humor column by T/5 Dudley Wintergreen, YANK Staff Correspondent (p. 21); back-cover gag panels by Sgt. Charles Pearson, Sgt. H. N. Oliphant, Sgt. Dale Thompson, Sgt. Ozzie St. George, Pfc. Anthony Delatri, and Cpl. Joe Cunningham.

Pin-up: June Haver, YANK Pin-up Girl (p. 20).

Masthead/Staff Notes: full YANK editorial staff and Pacific Ocean Areas edition listings (p. 17); “This Week’s Cover” credit box naming photographer Pfc. George Burns (p. 15).

Sports: “Sports Service Record” briefs on athletes in service, including Maj. Fran G. Welch, Cecil Isbell, and Stan Musial (p. 23).