European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Yank the army weekly 1945 women in Industry dear yank should women remain in Industry after the War if there Are enough jobs for the men in then its All but if a Man has to give up his Job to go in service and let a woman have his and then comes Home after the War and finds out he has no Job and no Way to support his it will Lead to steal ing just As it did after the last i think All the Fellows appreciate what the girls Are doing and would thank them if they but i know that if they cant get their Job just because some woman thinks she needs a Little More there will be India also signer by two dear yank two measures Are needed to insure that most women will return willingly to the they Are Long overdue one measure has already been set in motion by the wartime labor that the pay scale of Domestic help has risen this which before the War received substandard should continue to receive adequate pay for taking Over household duties of women who pre Fer to on the other the family raising Home should not be penalized for adding to the virility and future strength of the just As the army contributes a dependency allowance to a soldiers so either the employer or the government should contribute an allowance to a married mans salary for a nonworking to that add a substantial increment for the sup port of minor Camp Tanenbaum dear yank i think the women should take care of the Home the gis who will survive will want some peace and a satisfactory Home with their wives and there will be thousands of gis who be especially those who were not working prior to the after the War is there will not be another conflict for a Good Long and the men can acquire jobs themselves and support their families and after the War the majority of the women in Industry should go Back to their for son and brother will take Over South Norman Roberson dear yank in order to insure employment for women of marital status should be discharged without prejudice from by doing there will be vacancies for gis returning to civilian the children of As a Are without parental mothers Are needed to guide them in the Correct Way of this cannot be accomplished by further employment of women in Jamis Motin dear yank for my part the old saying that a woman place is in the still in Only 19 years Ive been in new Guinea about 11 i graduated from High school in june i entered the army two months had no Chance to hold any sort of a Job there Are a lot of Guys my age and who face the same How the hell Are we going to find jobs when we get Home let the women take a Treyve done their share to win the War give us kids a Chance to get new Mike lucent1 dear yank i really think the women should Stop and go Back to their families and take care of their that will make All the Fellows feel lots better after being overseas three and four years eating c rations and k who have had a real Tough time Over Here with the its no plaything Over and i really think it would make All the Fellows feel i Admire our women for the work they have done for us Fellows overseas so i think each woman should go Back Home and give her Hus band the things he desires from a France Wallace body dear yank women remaining in Industry will not create a serious labor Many married women will voluntarily leave the jobs when Victory is a Complete ban on immigration will assure american born women citizens their rights and opportunities to earn an honest living and to maintain their Independence and Home and heaven Are to me the three most Beautiful words in the English of which Only woman is fully with her we fall or with her we perish or Prosper As a her Choice to remain in Industry must be soft Geottge Carlton Arnold dear yank the Fellows in this company think the women should stay in because after two More years of making mopping and Well be capable of keeping House while the women As the new saying mama does the papa gets the Camp Bernard 14 paratroop pioneers dear yank i have been saving up this growl for some time and finally decided to get it off my Why dont the boys who Laid the ground floor for the present Day Parachute outfits receive some official recognition i was one of the original 38 enlisted men and two offi cers who volunteered from the 29th infantry regi ment at fort Benning in the summer of 1940 for what was if i remember As the test Parachute we moved Down to the local Airfield and for six Long months we sweated and worked and jumped under Adverse we did quite a few things that haunt been done such As jumping from what was then a very Low Altitude 500 jumping from old b18 bombers that you damned near had to crawl out testing and improving new during this period i made 11 jumps and some of the Fellows More than then we formed a cadre and organized the first Parachute Bat Talion in the the shortly after this the original Bunch broke some were transferred honorable to other some were washed out for physical reasons and some All i have to show for this is a Parachute qualification badge that in told i cannot i am not an eager but i do think that every Man in the original platoon should be awarded some official we were promised letters of recommendation from the Secretary of War but these never every time i see where some mess sergeant has been awarded the legion of Merit for serving Good or some other Guy for staying in the same out fit for 20 i get a slow Burn fort Sydney c Kermis exams four ratings dear yank i agree wholeheartedly with Charles Almeda in his letter to advocates an examination for noncommissioned officers now holding a Tempo Rary rating to determine whether those pm wishing to stay in the army after the War were qualified to have said ratings made i dont believe the sergeant went far enough with his Why not break out with those examinations right now and discover whether our present Batch of noncom Are qualified to hold even the temporary ratings and to add a Little More zest to the How would it be if the lowly private were allowed to take the same examination on a competitive basis Burma signed by three Jean summer Blouse dear yank Why is it that the army does not have an optional Khaki Blouse for gis to Wear with the summer uni form not Only would it improve the appearance of the Sac like summer but it would come in mighty Handy on some of those Cool summer evenings off the Post when youre not allowed to Wear the flight jacket or Field Martone mustering out pay dear yank we agree with Arthur Eberle that the Dif Ference in mustering out pay of a Veteran of five including overseas and a new 61day Yar Bird should be More than just a measly our plan is that each Man should receive a set amount for each month in plus an additional amount for each month Hawaii signed by 33 t4 Samuel saluting dear yank another my drive to curb misdemeanours in uni is under Way in this we have no defense for men who Wear uniforms which look As though they had been slept and no defense for men who mix dress with work but we de fend the men whose official business takes them Down town and who Are ordered to Wear fatigues on the we have no for men who do not Salute officers while on Post or while off Post and when directly spoken but we defend the men who do not wish to Salute All officers at All times while off Post and when not directly we think compulsory saluting off Post when not directly accosted by an officer is undemocratic and it is Prussia ism pure and for 18 months we have observed that such strict is control Over enlisted men leads Only to bitterness and a loss of interest and efficiency on the rather than leading to respect for the this rank regimen tation leads to hate and results indirectly in the prolongation of the War and the loss of american lives up let us conduct ourselves so that we can better win this War now and not the dress parades that will let us have an end to these my drives which go to Italy t3 Raymond signed by to Clifford Morris t4 peacetime army dear yank Here it Short and on How to get a relatively Large qualified Bunch of men for a peacetime army j keep up the same pay rates As of now Eisenhower hands dear yank having nearly recovered from marshalls broken Arm Salute on the cover of Newsweek of october a year my Esprit de corps was again shattered when Eisenhower appeared on the cover of yank a look hands in his maybe the general had lost his or per haps he was going to hand the boys a hunk of Christmas so i have been these Are not i pockets Are not for hands but in for the i overcoat and Field jacket pockets Are tops for and even a ought have the right to feel for Nickels that Arent let every my take a Good look at that cover picture and remember it next time he takes after a i warming his fort Frank Pedroja 2 have competitive examinations for every rating above Corporal 3 see that the Serviceman gets the Little extras he gets now such As half fares on free Serviceman free mailing at government if necessary 4 make an education on some technical subject compulsory and allow the i to get an education in As Many in As Many As he wants with out waiting for his full hitch to expire 5 keep yank being published exclusively for anybody else got any suggestions Dave Frankel Back to private dear yank i just cant figure out How a Man can be busted for liking the army or for i have been a machine gun Corporal and assistant squad Leader for 19 and there has never been any complaint about the Way i handled those but our new company commander is full of one is that a noncommissioned officer should not work along with the men on details and Ive always pitched in with the men and i know the men appreciate this rather than having a noncom blowing his telling them this and that and that Hes got some work to probably hitting the in now a private and can be in my i Don t care so much about the bust its the withheld new Guinea passionate leave dear yank we Fellows of hut 20 have a Little Bitch to we often read in the English papers of the English soldiers receiving a compassionate our ques Tion is this As Long As the allies can get leaves Why cant we be returned to the states for passionate leaves we Are All married men and dont feel that we would be living up to our marriage vows by cheat ing on our hence our we have been pretty and find things France by six up dear yank we have seen an aspiring master ser Geant volunteered for Pilot training and is now an on trainee at this the said Sarge is pulling details while permanent party privates remain the sergeant is qualified to Wear Tardier the purple the distinguished flying a presidential five Meda Ihas Perr