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Vol. 2 No. 18 … Venetian Taxi ……….. Three GIs of the 88th Division get ready for a gondola ride along lagoon near San Marco Square in Venice. Fare is 50 lira per hour, island of San Giorgio on Grand Canal can be seen in the rear.
Articles in this Issue:
Bill Mauldin – The creator of Willie and Joe won fame and wealth when he pictured the doughfoot’s bitter role in Italian campaign. / By Sgt. Harry Sions
The Pershing M26 (T26 E3 Tank)
Big Ben – The Essex-class carrier USS Franklin absorbed more punishment off Japan than any ship was meant to take, but she limped home toward Pearl with her cargo of dead and living heroes. / By Sgt. Larry McManus
Venice – 2 Page Photo Story
GI Home Loan – Before the Veteran’s Administration will guarantee up to $2,000 of your home loan, it must know almost to the dollar what the house is worth and what repairs are necessary. (Pfc. Herbert J. Pugh and Cpl. Florence Streng) / By Sgt. Barrett McGurn
Return to Mannheim (Photo Report) / By Pfc. Werner Wolff
The Sad Sack “Vicious Cycle” / By Sgt. George Baker
The Great Big Wait (YANK Fiction) By Cpl. Sam Elkin
The Poets Cornered
Air Depot / By T/Sgt. Charles E. Butler
On Permanence / By T-4 Stan Flink
Mobile / By Cpl. J. Monroe Jones Jr.
Supply / By Pfc. Bob Timrick
Water Buffalo / By Sgt. Smith Dawless
Rear Guard / By Cpl. Hargis Westerfield
Refugees / By Pfc. J. T. Waterhouse
One American Speaks / By Pfc. Lauriat Lane Jr.
The Buzzy-Wuzzy Fly / By T-5 Norman Lipman
Mail Call
Illegitimate Children / By S/Sgt. Pat Crichton
More Baby Talk / By Pfc. Raymond Frey
Regular Army / By M/Sgt. Rudy C. Scaglione and M/Sgt. R. A. Mabry
On Fraternization
Red-Taped Veterans / By Ralph A. Neasham
Aircraft Pin-Ups / By Cpl. Elvin Munyan
Essential Medics
PXs / By Cpl. Nosmo King and Cpl. Gabriel Bamberger
GI Tweeds and Ties / By Sgt. Russ Worman
Japan’s Rice Fields / By Pvt. Robert Kalbach and Pfc. D. Kamps
Strictly GI
A Bad Night – Four men in an Okinawa foxhole wait for the dawn, uncertain of anything but the Japs’ nearness and their own fears. / By Pfc. Justin Gray and YANK Artist Sgt. Robert Greenhalgh
Battle Stars – Here is the official list of battles and campaigns of the U.S. Army that rate a bronze star, as of 12 May 1945, the current deadline for Adjusted Service Rating Card point credits
Sports: GI Rookie (Dave “Boo” Ferriss) / By Cpl. Tom Shehan
Alois Knapp, Nudist / By Pfc. Debs Myers
YANK Cartoons
YANK Pin-up Girl – Gloria De Haven