YANK SJ 1945 11 09 (PDF)

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Vol. 4 No. 21
24 pages

Cover: Four of the GI atom-bomb workers at Oak Ridge, Tenn., take things easy at their area PX. They are (left to right) T-4 Tilden Batchelder, T-4 Dan Simon, T-5 Lester Bartron and T-5 William Lake. See pages 2-5 for more photographs by YANK’s Sgt., Dick Hanley and the story of this Oak Ridge detail.

GI Atom Detail at Oak Ridge

Articles Inside:

GI Atom Detail – The atmosphere at Oak Ridge was as heavy with mystery as a dime detective novel, and up to the bombing of Hiroshima few GIs working there knew the purpose of their secret job. By Merle Miller

Kurusu So Sorry – The gentleman ( Saburo Kurusu ) from Japan who was in Washington when his emperor’s planes struck Pearl Harbor is still overflowing with sweetness and light. By Robert Schwartz Y2c and Sgt. Knox Burger

Education, ETO By Cpl. Marvin Sleeper

Jobs Wanted By Sgt. Allan B. Ecker

Clothing, Not Issued – Want out of khaki? Here’s good news. There are plenty of civvies on the market even now, priced to fit any post-Army pocketbook. By Sgt. James P. O’Neill

Variety Show – Produced by the Cameras of the World

The Sad Sack by Sgt George Baker

The Little Girl By Pfc. Morris Freedman

PX

Mayor of Cossato – In Pierino Angiono, former Partisan fighter, the people of the little town of Cossato have one of themselves to lead them through the problems facing all Italy today. He finds it a slow, hard job.

Mail Call

Short Memories & Nice People

YANK Pin-up Girl: Susan Hayward

Navy Notes – Farewell to Bell Bottoms By Donald Nugent Sp(X)3c

Nuremberg Swim Meet – One of the few structures left intact in Nuremberg was the Nazi stadium. It was used recently for ETO swimming championships. YANK’s Sgt. Pat Coffey took the pictures.

Durable Louis ( Lou Zamperini ) By Sgt. Frank De Blois

Cartoons