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...army's vast organization, combat infantrymen are the hundreds of thousands (among the many millions) who are always in the front lines and who carry the dirtiest, heaviest burden of any war. They are the heroes whom the Army this week honors on Infantry Day (June 15)-the anniversary of the day that George Washington was named commander in chief of the Continental Army. Through Willie and Joe, Soldier-Artist Bill Mauldin has honored them...
That was the mission of all Marines-the 2nd at Tarawa, the 3rd, 4th, 5th at Iwo Jima. The new 6th Marine Division was also fighting on Okinawa (see WORLD BATTLEFRONTS), and the Marines had gallant Army company. Until recently when the 6th Marine Division joined them, all the heaviest fighting in the south had been done by the seasoned 7th, 27th and 77th Divisions, veterans of the Pacific campaign, and the 96th Division, blooded last year on Leyte...
This week the Jap radio underscored the Admiral's words by announcing that a tremendous force of 900 carrier planes was attacking airfields and other installations on Kyushu, Shikoku and Honshu, making 14 strikes between dawn and 2 p.m. Right along with it, Japan was catching the heaviest punches ever thrown by the B-29 Superforts (see below...
...against three problems that are beyond his control: 1) when war traffic is heaviest on his western railroads they will also be swamped with orders for tens of thousands of cars to move what seems likely to be the greatest wheat harvest on record; 2) he will be robbed of additional tens of thousands of cars that will be sent east with relief shipments of foodstuff for Europe; 3) if shipping is not immediately available, West Coast ports may not be able to unload freight as fast as the railroads will be able to deliver...
...parade with a 150% increase in net profits: $446,091 v. $178.520 last year. United Air Lines was right on its tail; in the busiest first quarter in its history it netted $1,643,288 (v. last year's $1.110,083). American Airlines, likewise bragging of its heaviest traffic ever, cashed in to the tune of $980,643 (v. $597,796). For many another company, the explanation of the golden showing was entirely different. It was due less to any huge increase in volume than to the fact that most companies have stopped tucking away cash for reconversion, postwar...