Description
Vol. 4 No. 19
24 pages
Cover: Berlin Tourist – This GI, Pfc. Charles Hoffman of Elvenon, Pa., is using some off-duty time to do a little sightseeing in Berlin. Behind the broken tree on which he’s taking it easy is the Grosser Stern, a monument commemorating Germany’s victory over France in the Franco-Prussian War.
Sultan of Sulu
Articles Inside:
Tojo’s Near Miss – One of the two photographers who were present when ex-Premier Hideki Tojo tried to commit streamlined hara-kiri with a .32, YANK’s Sgt. George Burns reports, in pictures and story, how the event appeared to American correspondents on the spot. By Sgt. George Burns
Second-Hand Rose – The GI nickname, Tokyo Rose, just meant a radio voice, but newsmen in Japan found a girl to fit. ( Iva Toguri ) By Sgt. Dale Kramer
General Marshall Reports – The Chief of Staff, in the third of his biennial reports, presents some of his views on the war just won and on the role of the Army in the years to come. YANK reprints extracts
Enlisted Pilot – Andre was the ace of the Bat Eye Squadron in the sky, but on the ground he wasn’t one of them. ( Sgt. John W. Andre ) By Cpl. Tom O’Brien
Home Towns in Wartime: Houston, Texas By Cpl. Margaret Davis
Sultan of Sulu By YANK artist Cpl. Joe Stefanelli
Recoilless Rifles
Flexible Ack-Ack – Both the big mirror reflector and the Bofors guns of the 43d Division antiaircraft found new jobs to do in the last days of the Philippines fighting. By Sgt. John McLeod
Aviation Jobs – Employment in the manufacturing end is due for a postwar nose-dive, but there will be openings in other phases of the business. By Sgt. Sanderson Vanderbilt
The Sad Sack by Sgt George Baker
What’s Your Problem?
Mail Call
Strictly GI
YANK Pin-up Girl: Daun Kennedy
Drummer Man ( Ray McKinley ) By Sgt. Al Hine
The Atom and the Army – Though our atomic bomb has startled the world, the Army probably will take it in stride. Nothing can ever quite disintegrate the Customs of the Service. By Sgt. Ray Duncan
Sports: Hot-Stove League By Sgt. John Ebinger
Cartoons