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March 8, 1944     Vol. 1 No. 30

B-25s Fire 75-mm Guns at Japs on the Marshalls

Cover : Check-Up Station

At a check-up station for trucks in Northern Iran, a Russian lieutenant looks on interestedly as an army-trained native mechanic gets under the hood of a truck on its way to the Red Army. This is the last step of a truck on its way to Russia. GI inspectors go over it thoroughly, native technicians make necessary repairs, and the machine is delivered to Russia for use on fighting fronts.

Articles Inside:

The Alaska Scouts By Sgt. Georg N. Meyers

Whenever the Army and Navy planned an invasion in the North Pacific, they sent a few of these tough regulars and ex-trappers ashore first to find the best landing beaches and to locate the Japanese positions.

How do you like American soldiers

YANK’S inquisitive photographer Sgt. George Aarons asked the question of five Italian girls. Here are their answers.

The Old One-Two Punch in Italy By Sgt. Ralph G. Martin

While the Rangers threw a left hook around the German flank and staged a surprise landing south of Rome … the tired doughboys in the mountains north of Naples went back up to the lines and smashed a right to the body.

Raid on the Marshalls (B-25 Bombers)

The first correspondent to fly in an attack on that Jap base tells how his B-25 blasted the enemy with its 75-mm gun.

GI Delivery (Baby Care)

Here’s some good news for expectant fathers below the first three grades. The Army will pay for the new baby.

News From Home

Names in the News

Odds & Ends Dept.

First Epistle to the Selectees by Pfc. Harold Fleming

The Sad Sack “Hungry” By Sgt. George Baker

The Torturing and Killing of American Prisoners in the Philippines

News From Home – What goes on in your own home state

Yank Pin-up Girl: Carole Gallagher

Navy Notes

Books In Wartime (ASE numbers D-91 thru D-120)

Sgt. Joe Louis starts his third year in the Army

Sports: Frankie Frisch Lost His Nerve In Alaska By Sgt. Dan Polier

Sports Service Record

YANK Cartoons