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Newspaper
Yank
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1943
Page
4
A patrol in the jungle uncovers Japanese contraceptives and stockpiled rations and ammunition buried under banyan roots. They destroy the caches, find a collapsible canvas boat filled with rain water, empty it, and haul both boats back to the island base. One member discovers a dead Japanese soldier in full uniform nearby.
A U S reconnaissance team travels through jungle to a captured Jap village seeking hidden rations and ammunition. Lt. James M. James, Lt. James W. Thomas, and Lt. Joseph E. Finnegan lead crews including Cpls Ball, Rhein, Green and others. They encounter leaky makeshift craft, bats, abandoned huts, and remnants of Jap life, from mess halls to calendars and cosmetics.
At a funeral in a jungle cemetery near Brazil, Allied soldiers gathered for an RAF officer killed in a plane accident. A native Brazilian presented a tall red bud plant to the casket and explained that unlike the other graves this one had none, pledging his own tribute for Brazilians.
At an airbase in Sudan, a U S Army prayer tent provides a dedicated mosque for civilian Moslem workers during Ramadhan. Lt K A Tamin arranged the tent, improving worship access while reducing traffic hazards. A Sudanese sheik and local Muslims expressed gratitude, praising America and the base commander.
Betsy of the Coast Artillery, famed as Panama’s oldest barrage balloon, dies after a storm collision. She survived inflations and mishaps, including a 1 000 foot plunge and a beer bottle mishap, before a fatal crash ends her service and crews mourn the lifelike symbol of the unit.
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