Dutchy the unlikely Dutch hero of Makin Island
Jannes Timmens, a five foot two inch draftee from Baldwin New York, earns a legendary status with the Army of the Netherlands during the Makin Island operation. He naps between combat, fights Japs, captures prisoners, and toasts with a captured harmonica while bringing back a Japanese flag and pistol before being sent to KP.
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Jannes Timmens
Netherlands
Baldwin
N. Y
Hitler
Amsterdam
Dutchy
Makin
America
Officie Atoll
Gilberts
Nicholas Jo
Fruits of Victory What This Iran Corporal Wants
A corpsman in Iran speaks through Sgt AL Hine about wanting a simple door after return home. He imagines a thick well made door with a functioning knob and reliable lock, free of warping and squeaks, to finally sit and listen to it snick shut. The snippet captures a soldier’s mundane luxury longing amid war.
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Iran
AL Hine
YANK
Ranger plunges through mud on Scottish assault course
This Week's Cover photo shows U S Ranger Sgt Steve Derry clearing a muddy obstacle in Scotland. He kneels to keep his weapon dry as he pulls free and moves toward the next barrier on the course.
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Steve Derry
U.S
Scotland
Photographic credits from Fort Leonard Wood and allied bases
Cover-Sgt Steve Derry leads credits with 2 3 Sgt George Aarons and Inter Service Public Relations Directorate India. Images span Fort Leonard Wood Missouri Tuskegee Alabama Infantry School Camp Edwards Massachusetts Camp Edwards and Fort Riley Kansas with Meek n Meteor Long Beach California and Fort Belvoir Virginia. United Artists Acme PA and Acme credited for various pictures.
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Steve Derry
George Aarons
Inter Service Public Relations Directorate
India
Signal Corps
Aarons
U. S. Navy
John Franc
Pic
Charles Roman
Fort Leonard Wood
Tuskegee Aaf
Ala
Infantry School
Camp Edwards
Mass
CRTC
Fort Riley
Kans
Meek-'n-Meteor
Long Beach
Calif
Upper
Fort Belvoir
Lower
AAF Training Command
United Artists
Acme
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