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YANK Pan-American Edition September 10, 1943 24 Pages
Vol. 1 No. 1
Printed By The Panama Canal Press Mt. Hope, C. Z.
Cover: Imported Stuff
Trophies of the battle that cleared the Japanese from Attu are held by Cpl. Willie Stansbury of Henderson, N. C., and Cpl. John L. Ashby of Saffell, Ark. The bottle contains sake, but the Jap battle flag is interesting to look at.
Exclusive Picture Story of the Attu Invasion
Articles in this issue:
Attu
The fight for the Aleutian island of Attu was one of the hardest ever fought by American arms. The Jap, who never surrendered, was not the only enemy; Attu soldiers was YANK’s Sgt. Georg Meyers, who, when he wasn’t using his rifle, was using his camera. The result is this picture story of the campaign, printed on these and the following two pages.
(Pvt. Royal Kenney, T-5 A. R. Noennich, Pfc. R. E. Schafer, Pvt. Henry E. Montroy, Sgt. Leonard Bones)
Even the Mosquitoes Can’t Stand This Army Way Station in Central Pacific
By Sgt. Merle Miller
(Pvt. Frank Sikel, Sgt. Maurice Walsh, Sgt. Robert Naud, Pvt. Clarence Frevert, Pvt. Tilford Mohr of Boulder, Pvt. Ira Jackson)
Hyman’s Proposal to Beverly, Queen of Nassau, Had Teeth in It
By Sgt. Dave Folbs
(Pvt. Hyman Schechter)
Marine Bond Salesman Wins Prize—A Plane Ride to Hawaii
By Sgt. Gene Ward
(Pfc. William F. Davis)
Army Separates Father and Son, Reunites Them in Iran Task Force
By Sgt. Al Hine
(Pvt. Edmund Smires, Pvt. James Smires)
Snake-Eyes
Sgt. Robert Ryan
(Lt. Col. Maurice C. Peter)
Pacific Hero Is Almost Jailed; Moral: Wear Medals in Swimming
(T/Sgt. Edward Niemi, Rose Di Paro, Robert P. Levis)
Two Armies Put Him Rebind Desk; He Joins Merchant Marine To Fight
(Phillip Messenger)
You Can’t Tell About a Storm; Sometimes It Comes in Mighty Handy
Private in New Guinea Jumps To Master Sergeant in 20 Days
Cpl. Bill Alcine YANK
(M/Sgt. Tom Corbally)
The long and short of it in the ETO.
(Pvt. Robert B. Parkins, Cpl. Abel Gagneaux)
The Gun
The story of a 105-mm howitzer, serial number 1008, and the men who fired it in Texas and Pine Camp and then for keeps in Sicily.
By Sgt. Walter Bernstein
(Sgt. Elden W. Yoder, Cpl. Virgil Irwin, Pvt. Emmitt Osborn. Pfc. Paul J. Hemmelgarn, Pvt. Leonard Jacona, Pvt. Sigmond Biernacki, Pfc. Rudolph Bistany, Pfc. Walter Flanagan, Pvt. Forest Saunders, T-5 Olen Beasley, Pfc. Frank Baker, Pfc. Jesse Ferrell, Lt. Neil McPhail)
The Low-Down On Dirty Gertie
The mouse who made the mouse trap famous isn’t really a Bizerte babe. She started kicking the gong at Camp Lee in Virginia.
By Sgt. Arthur Weithas
(Pvt. William L. Russell, Sgt. Harry Ruskin, Sgt. Paul Reif)
Report from Messina
The Allies found it badly battered but the people still cook good spaghetti.
Sgt. Walter Bernstein
(Capt. John Fenner, 1st Lt. Warren Tegan, Pvt. Edwin P. Margheim, Pvt. Frank Loforti)
Yanks in Panama
(Cpl. Harold W. Fordyce, Pfc. Dallas Henderson, Pvt. Tom Garman, Pvt. John Hendricks, Pvt Bill Hall, S/Sgt. Ben A. Jones, Lt. Gen. G. H. Brett, Lt. Jack Null, Pvt. Otis Collingworth, Cpl. Robert Smith, Sgt. Exeter G. Woodward, Sgt. Servetus Neal, Cpl. Charlie E. Myers, S/Sgt Harry Ulshafer, Pvt. Ralph Perez)
The Sad Sack
“The Proposition”
By Sgt. George Baker
Preparation for Invasion
By Pvt. Irwin Shaw
Words Across The Sea
(Cpl. “Garrulous Gus” Morgenstern, Pfc. Hashie Brown, T-4 Lawrence Ducker, M/Sgt. Barnwriter, Pvt. Calvin Johnson, Pvt. Clarence Frevert, Pvt. Charles H. Bourne, Cpl. Hamilton M. Dorsey)
Mail Call
(A. Scott, Art2c, Cpl. Leo Moran, T-5 Clay B. Jones, Pfc. Harold Cole, Theodore J. Borecki F1c, Pfc. James Ruthers, Pvt. R. A. Lancet, 2d Lt. Victor F. Spelta, Sgt. James W. Sing, Pfc. Chris Sorting, Sgt. Dean Robinson, Lt. Joseph Marple, Pvt. G. K. Shumrak, Cadet C. B. Carroll, Pfc. Henry S. Andel, T/Sgt. Ellis P. Myep, Pvt. F. C. Russell)
Message Center
News From Home
Secrets in Quebec
New Teeth for WLB
(William Lyon Phelps, Martha (Mickey) Devine Dodge, Maj. Horace Dodge Jr.)
Names In the News
(Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Lt. Rudy Vallee, Bettejane Greer, Gloria Gould Barker, Jay Gould, Violet Somerin, Gracie Fields, Archduke Otto Von Hapsburg)
On the Home Front
(James F. Byrnes)
Wedding Ring Shortage
Bahamas Murder Trial
(Count Alfred de Marigny, Sir Harry Oakes)
Odds & Ends Dept.
(Rose Mann, Howard Burns)
The Army and the Legion
Strictly G.I.
Want To Fly?
Invasion Money
GI Shop Talk
News From Home – What Goes on in Your Own Home Town
YANK Pin-Up Girl
Bunny Waters
No Glamor in Soldier Shows
(Ada Leonard)
Evening Report
Coast To Coast
(Marian Anderson and Lawrence Tibbett)
Band Beat
(Ted Fio Rito, Johnny Long, Jerry Wald, Van Alexander, Woody Herman, Russ Carlton, Lucky Millinder, Sister Tharpe, Tommy Dorsey)
Checker Strategy
Tee-Total
Minor League Standings
Major League Baseball Scoreboard
Sports: Sewell Discovers Ephus Ball and Becomes Pitcher of Year
Sports Service Record
YANK Cartoon