Life Magazine, Dec 1 1941 and Onwards. Things that strike me Odd or Interesting

[GrauGeist]

Journalists have always pushed their luck and did cross a few lines during WWII - it's just back in the 1940's, the Government was more "hands on" when it came to dealing with censorship those who broke the rules.

 

[fubar57]

LIFE: 1 May 1944. The title of the article is "Air Group Nine Comes Home". They come home after almost a year of combat. The first flyer they showcase is PHILIP H. TORREY, JR., CDR, USN. The first photo shows him running up the stairs of his home and the second photo shows him in the living room surrounding by his wife and two children, age 2 and 4. A Google search shows he was KIA over Tokyo nine months later.

 

[GrauGeist]

 

[fubar57]

We have an invasion people. Life: 12 Jun 1944. Reports are already filtering in and they posted a pretty spiffy drawing of P-51's taking out German tanks

 

[GrauGeist]

Love those long-barreled .50 MGs! 😄

 

[Snautzer01]

Thats the source for .50 taking out Tiger tanks.
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[manta22]

LIFE: 1 May 1944. The title of the article is "Air Group Nine Comes Home". They come home after almost a year of combat. The first flyer they showcase is PHILIP H. TORREY, JR., CDR, USN. The first photo shows him running up the stairs of his home and the second photo shows him in the living room surrounding by his wife and two children, age 2 and 4. A Google search shows he was KIA over Tokyo nine months later.