Description

Vol. 4 No. 18
24 pages

Cover: Aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, the Emperor’s delegation surrenders for Japan. As Japanese Foreign Minister Shigemitsu signs the surrender document Gen. Douglas MacArthur faces him, standing at the right of the desk with his back to the camera. See pages. 2 through 9 for other pictures and stories on the surrender and occupation of Japan.

Surrender & Occupation of Japan

Articles Inside:

Surrender By Sgt. Dale Kramer

Reception at Atsugi By Sgt. Knox Burger

3 Beaten Cities, Nagasaki, Tokyo, and Hiroshima – A GI eye-witness report on metropolitan landmarks of the air campaign that brought Japan to her knees, Nagasaki, where the second atomic bomb fell, Tokyo, gutted by incendiaries, Hiroshima, where the first atomic bomb leveled 4 square miles. By Sgt. Joe McCarthy

The Soldier Speaks: Does the GI Bill of Rights Need Any Changes? ….. People on the Homefront – Most-Married Man in America ( Thomas H. Finnegan ) By Sgt. James P. O’Neill

Main Streets of America

The Sad Sack by Sgt George Baker

What’s Your Problem?

The Army Changes You ( YANK Fiction ) By Cpl. Len Zinberg

Radar – In a war which wound up in an atmosphere of scientific marvels, radar ranks high as a stand-out achievement. The Army has taken the wraps off the secret story of what makes radar tick. By Pfc. Robert Bendiner

Mail Call

Strictly GI

YANK Pin-up Girl: Esther Williams

Navy Notes

ETO-MTO Track Meet By Sgt. Len Zinberg

Cartoons