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Vol. 3 No. 42

Cover: Army Nurse – This is 1st Lt. Elizabeth Babarcik of New Cumberland, Ohio, now stationed on the Western Front. In the service for 19 months, she is one of thousands who rate very high with GIs for their work. 

The Ninth Army’s Break-Through to the Rhine

Articles Inside:

Roer to Rhine – The Speed of our advance was almost as much of a surprise to us as it was to the befuddled Jerries. By Sgt. Ralph G. Martin …..

Iwo: D + 8 – A tour of the beach from the garrison atmosphere of one end to the bloody combat of the other. By Sgt. Bill Reed and Artist Sgt. Robert Greenhalgh …..

Yanks at Home and Abroad …..

Why Ain’t They in Uniform? …..

Everybody overseas asks that about the young civilians at home. Here are a few of their answers to the big question. By Cpl. Hyman Goldberg …..

10th Mountain Division – These ski and boot troopers have learned how to get the maximum in mobility and surprise on the snow-covered slopes of Italy. By Cpl. George Barrett …..

Burma Hermits – Mail call comes only once a month, there’s never any pay day and the jungle is a worse enemy than the Jap. By Sgt. Walter Peters …..

Flat-Top ( Aircraft Carrier Photo Story ) …..

The Sad Sack by Sgt George Baker …..

Braidwood, the Fight Manager (Fiction) By Cpl. Tom Shehan …..

Camp News …..

Ben Rocklin – Knife Maker By Pfc. Debs Myers …..

The Reconversion of Sgt. McDougall (Fiction) By S/Sgt. Gordon Crowe …..

Mail Call …..

Tooth Paste Is Winning the War By T-4 Ross Donaldson …..

Strictly GI …..

YANK Pin-up Girl: Cindy Garner …..

Navy Notes …..

PX …..

Sports: Ott Looks at His Opposition By Cpl. Tom Shehan …..

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