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Their CO, 1st Lt. Edward O'Donovan of Cohoes, N.Y., once a member of the AAF, has an easy answer to the debate about whether the Fubars are soldiers, sailors or marines; he says they're probably being carried as AWOLS in Washington.
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January 2015 cover photo of 1/1 AD YANK magazine. Three infantrymen with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, recreate the original
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overseas. By the fifth issue of July 15, 1942, it was made available to serving members within the US, however it was never made available on the newsstands for public purchase.
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had received "a great number of comments from GIs, almost all of whom were outraged by the treatment given to the corporal." The same year, the letter inspired a short story by
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staff because of disagreements about articles which had appeared. Soon afterward, Spence was also assigned to other duties and Joe McCarthy became the editor.
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The first issue was published with the cover date of June 17, 1942, as a 24-page weekly tabloid, with no ads, costing five cents. The magazine was written by
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spent over two years with the publication, first in New York, then in London, producing illustrations and articles in more than 24 issues.
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One of its most popular features, intended to boost the morale of military personnel serving overseas, was the weekly publication of a
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The New York Times Living History: World War II, 1942–1945: The Allied Counteroffensive
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The last issue was published on December 28, 1945. Joe McCarthy remained the editor of
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features soldiers from the brigade recreating a cover photo from the original
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The magazine's April 28, 1944, issue included a letter from a black corporal,
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Collage of Yank pin-ups, published in the final issue, December 28, 1945.
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McManus, Larry (January 7, 1944). "Random Notes on the Makin Operation".
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site:www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/NHC/NewPDFs/USArmy/ intitle:"Yank Magazine"
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s circulation exceeded 2.5 million in 41 countries with 21 editions.
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as the official publication for the brigade. Each cover of the 1/1
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until the official closure of the office on New Year's Eve 1945.
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War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
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Stage for Action: U.S. Social Activist Theatre in the 1940s
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Sketch artists such as Robert Greenhalgh, Victor Kalin and
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White, Egbert (1945). "A Free Press in a Citizen's Army".
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Yank the Army Weekly: Reporting the Greatest Generation
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Howard Brodie
United States Army
New York City
United States military
World War II
pin-up photograph
Egbert White
Stars and Stripes
World War I
Franklin S. Forsberg
Hartzell Spence
enlisted rank
US Army
Rupert Trimmingham
Robert E. McLaughlin
Ruth Moore
Howard Brodie
G.I. Joe
Dave Breger
Sad Sack
Sgt. George Baker
The Family Circus
Jack Coggins
John Bushemi
Pacific War
Stryker
Brigade Combat Team
1st Armored Division
Fort Bliss

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