Friday, July 31, 2009

Taking La Haye du Puits - part 1

Sgt. Walter Peters wrote a story for YANK which appeared in the 30 July 1944 British Edition.

Read this story HERE

YANK 30 July 1944 British Edition

Hedgerow after hedgerow

Hedgerow by hedgerow and ditch by ditch, Yank infantrymen have been wresting Normandy from invading Nazis and restoring it to it's rightful owners. Here some of the hardfighting boys take cover under fire as a Sherman tank rumbles past.

YANK 30 July 1944 British Edition

Dead Nazi

Yank infantrymen press on past a dead Nazi parptrooper near La Haye du Puits.

YANK 30 July 1944 British Edition.

Bazooka Ed

Pvt. Ed Cross, infantryman from Indianapolis, guards a railroad track near the French town (La Haye du Puits) with his bazooka.

YANK 30 July 1944 British Edition.

YANK Cover

This is the cover for YANK 30 July 1944 British Edition

Form Fitting Foxhole


This form-fitting foxhole is home to a weary GI in Normandy.

YANK 30 July 1944 British Edition

Angela Greene

This is Angela Greene. She was the YANK Pin-up Girl for 30 July 1944 British Editiion.

She was a Hollywood movie star. She appeared in 83 movies or television shows. The last being Beretta in 1976. She was rumored to be one of JFK's girlfriends.

She died in 1978 of a stroke.

YANK 30 July 1944 British Edition