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Vol. 4 No. 13

Cover: A member of the 11th Airborne Division, which led the occupation of Japan, S/Sgt. William Carlisle of Chalmers, Ind., is a veteran of Leyte & Luzon. Photo by Cpl. Tom Kane, art graphics by Pfc. Herb Roan ……. Articles Inside:

Prisoner of the Japs By Sgt. Bill Reed

Bastille Day

Fraternization – It means different things to different GIs, but whatever it means, the edict banning it didn’t work in occupied Germany.

Shimobaru ( Okinawa ) By YANK artist Sgt. Jack Ruge

Home Towns in Wartime: Manhattan By Sgt. Sanderson Vanderbilt

The Soldier Speaks: Do you expect any trouble getting a postwar job?

Japan – centerfold map

The Sad Sack by Sgt George Baker

Nobody Here but Us Sergeants By Sgt. Ray Duncan

Charlie ( Mitchell ) – People on the Homefront By Cpl. Margaret Davis

GI Farm Loan – Roy Hayes, ex-private, decided to use his privileges under the GI Bill of Rightsto buy a farm. It wasn’t easy, but now he has 100 acres, a bungalow, a barn and a chicken house. By Sgt. Barrett McGurn

Mail Call

Strictly GI

YANK Pin-up Girl: Jeanne Crain

Navy Notes – Here’s a complete list of operations and engagements for which stars have been authorized to be worn an area ribbons by Navy personnel.

The Lonely Rooms ( YANK Fiction ) By Cpl. Bill Feinberg

Cartoons