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May 17, 1944 Vol. 1 No. 40
The New Zealanders Move Into Green Island
Cover: GI Tourists — Pvt. Norman Moore of Philadelphia, Pa., snaps two friends who pose an the rock-carved throne of an ancient Persian monarch in the ancient city of Rhages or Ray. Ray was a flourishing city long before Tehran even existed, but the hordes of Genghis Khan roughed it up pretty thoroughly in 1221 A.D. It stands now simply as a rubble of ruins and a point of interest to the PGC sight-seer.
Articles Inside:
Congressional Medal Winners
Lt. Gerry Kisters, the first soldier in the war to receive both the DSC and Medal of Honor, sweated out 22 months in this Army before he made corporal. By Sgt. Mack Morriss
And T/Sgt. Charles Kelly was still a pfc. after 16 months’ service when he killed 35 Germans in Italy with four BARs, a few mortar shells and a bazooka. By Sgt. Burtt Evans
Big Rodeo and Bar-B-Q
Maj. Gen. Julian C. Smith, CO of the Second Marine Division, which had fought through Guadalcanal and Tarawa, decided his men deserved a holiday; so he authorized an old-time, slam-bang rodeo and barbecue, the biggest thing of its kind that ever hit the Central Pacific. Sgt. Bob Ghio of YANK, with a camera, was there for the fun.
Conchies in Puerto Rico (conscientious objectors)
Back to Burma
Stilwell’s army has returned to the jungles where the Japs gave him a “hell of a beating” two years ago. By Sgt. Ed Cunningham
20 Minutes from Rabaul
The husky, well-fed Jap marines at Green Island, important stop on the way to Tokyo, folded up when an Infantry force of New Zealanders landed on their beaches, hungry for some knock-down and drag-out war. By Sgt. Barrett McGurn and Artwork by Sgt. Robert Greenhalgh
Back to Burma
Stilwell’s army has returned to the jungles where the
Japs gave him a “hell of a beating” two years ago.
Pillbox on the Run
One of the additions to German defensive warfare is the portable pillbox. The Nazis used it in Russia and now the Allies are meeting hundreds in Italy. These pillboxes, made out of cast iron, with a top like an inverted kettle, are about five feet wide and some six feet high. but only a six-inch dome and a machinegun snout can be seen by a soldier attacking them. Each pillbox is manned by two soldiers. To move the pillboxes the Germans tow them away on a special carriage or load them on a truck. Then they can be dug in and surrounded by rubble or earth so that they can be seen from only a few yards away.
Ancient Ray (Sketches by Cpl. Richard Gaige)
Mail Call
Message Center
News From Home
The Sad Sack “Good Neighbors” By Sgt. George Baker
What’s Your Problem?
Strictly GI
News From Home
Yank Pin-up Girl: Martha O’Driscoll
YANK Crossword Puzzle
Tee-Total
Navy Notes
Sports
Sports Round-Up
Take To The Hills, Men! Giants, Dodgers Feuding By Sgt. Dan Polier
Sports Service Record
YANK Cartoons