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Newspaper
Yank
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1942
Page
8
Noted in a lively scene Omar K. Pfe. ist Pyramidal Tent Co. chow line forms a mile long as soldiers queue for meals. The hero, carrying a battered mess kit, dashes through lines for thirds, slurping coffee and devouring soup meat beans rice pudding and gravy before the line closes.
The K P s and cooks depart and steal into the night as our hero lingers for one more bite. He becomes full and staggers through the door yet remains game to try finishing another bite and groans that the meal was too poor to eat.
A narrator vents at the sergeant in charge a tense drill desk and harsh tone. He mocks the army pecking order noting officers chiefs and noncoms with their insignia while he lacks any marking and fears the chiggers of military life.
A reader letter to YANK from an island crew complains of missing grass skirts in Hawaii and humorously notes blisters from much work and heat. The writer jokes about ships, the Clipper, and hopes for mail, while asking if crime news or gory stories will appear.
A clipped Caribbean base reads as a collage of snatches. A soldier questions editorial meaning about poetry reflecting poetry while locals joke about photography in foot lockers and inspection. odd names and garbled captions flavor the scene as a satirical notes assemble.
A garbled OCR list shows several editor and staff roles such as Bill Richardson as Editor, S/Sgt Robt Moera in features, S/Sgt Douglas Borg in SA Photos, Arthur Weithas in makeup, and others like Joe LacCusing and Dal McGuire. The text mixes names, ranks, and departments with missing context, making a coherent story difficult to reconstruct.
The column riffs on Italian surrender humor after air raids on June 13 and mocks pay raises for soldiers, citing an engineer friend’s budget. It also questions the Gestapo claim about Heydrich’s assassins, noting skepticism about Prague. the tone is satirical and wartime weary.
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