European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Seen too much of death and destruction to appreciate spending Money on Marble statues and memorial those who have Given their lives in this War gave them so that the others could enjoy a better Way of life and learn to exist in peace the eyes of the world Are now turned to America As a Leader in the rehabilitation program that is to follow after hostilities have America cannot swing such a program alone but she can introduce a program of world child it is suggested that on the great Day of when All Peoples of the world Are cel each Man and woman con tribute what he May desire in Money to be used for worldwide rehabilitation of this fund would be turned into supervised channels for the purpose of providing clothing and medical care for the millions of Little who have suffered so greatly in this world children have provided plenty of morale building for servicemen and women throughout the Contact with children of War has touched them and kept them Many a Soldier has or Given entirely of his last a that a starving child should not go Many of these boys Are now they have made the supreme what better memorial could we give to them than to help these same children servicemen and women will be the first to make such a i am will other Peoples of the world give to such a or would they prefer to build Marble statues that will soon be forgotten India Zeryl Jackson copped coolers dear yank Here in Iran our Mission has been accomplished for quite some and we have been trying to make life More comfortable for ourselves by improving our living we had lamps at the head of our cots but some brass hat got wind of it and we aint got those no up until this morning we had water coolers in each a truck was dispatched to pick them All these water Cool ers were of great Comfort to for the weather and the water Here Are both very by afternoon you could go through the officers private rooms and find a cooler in each Iran names withheld radio specialists dear yank in a specialist in the armoured forces according to the classification and assignment a slow Speed radio i was put in the armoured forces to stay off of my very Flat and held in limited service for two months of Basic i spent a total of nine weeks in radio Learned the International Morse made in general and was handed the schools diploma As a Sou now in in a replacement depot waiting for assignment to the Battle my Gripe is that to Date i Haven seen or operated a on which i got instruct for the past four Ive lost my touch at code and forgotten most of what i Learned about because i Haven had necessary How i have had a lot of practice at Clos order Road digging policing cleaning latrines and i feel its a joke when i hear we Are the bes trained army in the god help the Guy on the other end of my transmissions when i hit the Battle Marianas Paul Duchin Navy uniform dear yank i wore the uniform from 1941 to in a variety of duties and Cli it is my based on this that the uniform is hopelessly outmoded and should be replaced As soon As the War situation the with whom we came in to close were proud of their uniforms and kept them sharply pressed and the Navy enlisted men had no such Pride in their clothes and Many regarded their Whites with we could not Wear Whites on deck due to their High Visi Bil the fact that those in charge had designed a uniform that we could not fight in was a reflection on their Intel As the main purpose of the Navy is to the Navy has come a Long Way in cleaning out the Deadwood of tradition since 1940 and should not Stop san Francisco Ensign dear yank it seems funny to us in these Days of advancement that the Navy has neglected the the Navy would surely be in a hell of a condition if its planes and other equipment were permitted to become so Howard Turnley son signed by 46 dear yank the proposed uniform is remarkably close to that which the majority have Long dreamed let us have some action on this wonderful idea before it is As have been so Many other suggestions to improve the conditions under which the character of the Amer ican Sailor Panama Henry Wehe Iii signed by 41 dear yank your proposal in yank for a new uniform fills me with for almost six years that splendid outfit has chunked the gaps in my wan personal Ity and enabled me to play at least a sem Wolf i want my female companions neither to be overwhelmed nor this circus performance costume reveals what goes to make the we Donahue for Many Genera have taken Pride in our physiques and feel that while we cannot satisfy we can at least give them a William Donahue Armac new York essential specialists dear yank we Are members of a medical detachment attached to an infantry regiment guarding pcs in the Many of us have been medics for Over four and a half the vast majority of us have been classified As medical or surgical which have been declared essential by the War depart ment to the successful Pursuit of the in spite of our classification As essential our duties do not appear to confirm such for a few of our essential jobs in the past three years Are As Fol lows battalion and regiment water de ration Kitchen the building not supervision of company and a heterogeneous conglomeration of Odds and ends too numerous to most of us have received neither for Mal nor practical training in any Type of technical the greater num Ber of us could scarcely prescribe an aspirin Tablet we have been witness to the fact that the average sol Dier can be trained in a couple of weeks to efficiently perform our at one time we were considered so essential that technicians by the thousands were transferred to other armis and service overseas ranges As High As three years with Overall service from two to four and a half and with three Bronze combat stars to our we do not profess to know the Rea sons for we but can anyone answer these two questions simply How in the hell have we suddenly become so essential just when we were about to get one of our few Breaks in four years Why does an army of less require As Many essential personnel to service it As an army greater by none of us have studied that Type of arithmetic in t3 David signed by 16 unauthorized ribbons dear yank after receiving several letters from boys who have gone Home on we have come to the firm conclusion that each Soldier should have and carry with him at All times a certificate show ing the ribbons he is authorized to we hear that soldiers who have never seen overseas service Wear theater As Well As other ribbons medals won by sweat and blood should not be bought with Nickels and let Only those Wear them who earn we suggest that each Soldier upon de parture from his Parent organization be Given a certified card showing the rib Bons authorized by the regimental and and that All ribbons come through army channels Cooks in a Stew dear yank in regards to a recent letter signed nine disgusted the Cooks in this army feel the same Way towards inspectors and is As the nine Dis gusted Why do army Cooks eventually be come glorified head ups Why does All army food end up in a Stew because the Cooks must spit and polish 10 put of every 12 hours to gratify the whims of the what do the inspectors look for do they inspect the food for Quality or Quantity no they look for dust on top of the water dirt in the cracks of the a piece of waste paper under the garbage some canned goods upside Down in the a bread Crumb that out of a spot of grease on the or to see if the Cooks have Lustrous to be they look for the Sublime in Immanu what do they do about the food quote a i Cook the hell with the the inspectors never look at just throw it on the stove and let her Camp five weary for pinups dear yank having been ardent moviegoers Back in the states we expected to see native Chicks Clad in sarongs and grass skirts when we hit the the motion picture Industry has been shamelessly deceiving the american there have been some changes made since i Joe heres the Correct dope on the latest Mode of and we Hope Philippines Ellis Mandel income tax for the judge advocate generals office announces under an amendment to Treasury All return ing army personnel have an additional two months in which to meet Federal income tax for such obligations had to be met within 3va months after a mans under the new due dates for filing returns or declarations and for paying tax or estimated tax Are automatically postponed until 5 i months after the Serviceman returns to the Continental not counting the Calendar month in which he there is a further postponement if a Man leaves the again before the 5vfe months Many overseas veterans redeployed to the even though passing through the wont have to worry about Federal tax returns and payments until they get Back from the the 5 a month period is allowed All personnel returning to this country after summer Battle the we took note of the Sale by some stores in the states of a so called summer Bat the of suntan material and similar in design to the of jacket pointed out that no such item of clothing had been authorized for either pm or those who have bought this jacket wont be permitted to Wear the we Jap gis in the Pacific who have been figuring on bringing Home a Jap Rifle for conversion into a Hunting Job Are emphatically advised the movies dig this and get on the the bes dressed Slick Chicks around Here now sport mattress some what with the Slack taken replacing the old Type grass skirt is the Khaki Barracks minus the Bottom and with the cords drawn we want the armchair borne Uso commandos to be kept abreast of the what wed like yank to do is print a pinup of Dotty Lamour or Maria or attired in the aforementioned government Southwest Pacific James signed by Richard the girls press agents said they were out to separate discharge insignia dear we propose that a separate Dis charge Button be awarded officers As distinguished from that offered enlisted men upon termination of we want to make certain that we recognize the India Edward signed by 10 first glider snatch dear yank in a recent Issue of Chi yank you state that the first Glide ambulance service was performed at the Remagen id like to Tell you youre full of the first Glide rambo Lance service was pulled off by the first air commando group in in january look Magazine published an is sue showing photos of the first air my old evacuating British West africans by the snatch we were also the first outta to use the glider snatch As Early As March although i am no longer a member of Cochrane i under stand they were right in there punch ing from Meik tila to Rangoon in the final drive in South As you they built an Airfield deep inside enemy lines in South of myst while this City was still in Jap the outfit took in Wingates supplied gave them air and took them out when their Job was All by Over a Hundred Miles behind Jap China Harry Ellis not to in an article appearing in a recent Issue try the american Rifle official publication of the National Rifle of reason Jap Are Good enough when used with Jap cartridges but dangerous when used with special nearly All converting of rifles is done with the idea of using loads that develop heavier pressures than those of the Cartridge for which the Rifle was our Spring on the other Are built with a Large margin of safety so that they can without risk be put to a number of civilian uses calling for no regulation the Jap Arisaka according to the is sturdy and Well finished but the parts of even the Best examples of it Are not wholly inter even if you should pick up an apparently perfect its Bolt might originally have been designed for an other making your souvenir a potential source of grave to facilitate dealing with the yanks on Okinawa and other Ryukyu islands Are being paid in military sen and yen notes in Stead of there Are 100 sen in a yen and a yen on Okinawa is figured to be Worth 10 but this rate of Exchange May vary in other Jap areas on the invasion the military which was made in the comes in denominations of 10 and 50 sen and 20 and 100 Lovalue notes Are about half the size of a Dollar High bracket yen jobs approximately As big As on the face of the notes Are the words military cur in both English and men who want to Send Money Home of Exchange their sen and yen for Green