Our Group Newsletters - 1944-1945

The Bomb Blast

Vol. 1 Issue 1   (848 kb)

Headlines: "Red Army Blitzing!"; "How're We Doing?"; "Uneasy Rests the Crown".
Published July 15, 1944.

Vol. 1 Issue 2   (968 kb)

Headlines: "Herky Heads Home"; "Allies Push Forward in Normandy - Slow But Quite Sure"; "What's Cookin'".
Published July 22, 1944.

Vol. 1 Issue 3   (848 kb)

Headlines: "Teutons Toppling"; "Historical Repetition?"; "Electric Pilot Used in Fortress Bombings".
Published July 29, 1944.

Vol. 1 Issue 4   (1.06 Mb)

Headlines: "GIs To Vote!"; "Chaplain's Flimsy"; "Hits and Errors".
Published August 5, 1944.

Vol. 1 Issue 5   (1.0 Mb)

Headlines: "All Front Advancing"; "Nazi Generals Don't Feel Very Well!!!"; "Scoops and Poop from the Squads".
Published August 12, 1944.

Vol. 1 Issue 6   (940 kb)

Headlines: "Allies Continue Advance"; "CO's Commentary"; "Pieces from Here and There".
Published August 19, 1944.

Vol. 1 Issue 7   (1.04 Mb)

Headlines: "Allies Smash Ahead"; "What's Wrong With The Germans?"; "The Wailin' Wall".
Published August 26, 1944.

The Putt-Putt

Vol. 1 Issue 1   (468 kb)

Headlines: "Thisa and Thata": Squadron commended for sending home $18,175; "Roar of the Line": Battle for the b**** of the week; "The Wailing Wall": Beer being chiseled in the officer's club.
Publishing date unknown, possibly beginning of Nov. 1944

Vol. 1 Issue 2   (362 kb)

Headlines: "The Wailing Wall": Flying personnel want a leave duty schedule; "Down the Line": Why did the night Wheel in the Engineering Dept. shave off the folingo under his nose? "Thisa and Thata": A big Jamboree is scheduled to be held Thanksgiving Day at the EM Service Club.
Publishing date unknown, possibly the middle of Nov. 1944

Vol. 1 Issue 3   (444 kb)

Headlines: "The Wailing Wall": Requesting a review of club leadership. "Thisa and Thata": "I hear a braying from over in the direction of the 'Screeching Wall'..."; (Illegible column head) Column by Sgt. John H. Shelby: The men from the squadron are considering the formation of a club to discuss and debate current issues.
Publishing date unknown. Appears to be the end of Nov. 1944

The Tower

Vol. 1 Issue 2   (1.06 Mb)

Headlines: "Scrooge or Santa Clause," "Meet Chaplain McCahey," "Suffer little children to come unto Me, For of such is the kingdom of heaven"
Published on 26 November 1944

Vol. 1 Issue 3   (890 kb)

Headlines: "Out Of The Mud," "What Are We Doing Here Anyway," "Where Free Men
Worship"
Published on 03 December 1944

Vol. 1 Issue 4   (857 kb)

Headlines: "464th Leads Wing," "Group 5 Grabs A Close One," "Chow Line Chatter" by A Seventy-Niner
Published on 10 December 1944

Vol. 1 Issue 5   (0.98 Mb)

Headlines: "Meet The Wheels," "A Bundle Of Sticks," "The Music Box"
Published on 17 December 1944

Vol. 1 Issue 6   (1.19 Mb)

Headlines: "The Greatest Gift," "Inside the Seventy-Seventh," "Meet The Boys" by Joe Stewart
Published on 24 December 1944

Vol. 1 Issue 7   (633 kb)

Headlines: "GI Joes Thrill Bambinos, Thousand Kids Pack Theatre For Christmas Gifts," "Con Molto Espressione," "One World"
Published on 31 December 1944

Vol. 1 Issue 8   (920 kb)

Headlines: "Storm Shatters Shoo-Shoo, Queen of the Skies Finds Snowy Grave," "Group 5 Takes 5," "Good Will Toward Men"
Published on 08 January 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 9   (1.25 Mb)

Headlines: "With Malice Towards None," "Waste," "Beauty"
Published on 14 January 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 10   (443 kb)

Headlines: "Stars," "Meet the Cogs,"by Joe Stewart, "A Letter Home"
Published on 21 January 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 11   (609 kb)

Headlines: "Our Neighbors in White," "Stop Thief!," "Be Your Own Fortune Teller" by
Published on 28 January 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 12   (656 kb)

Headlines: "Stand Down," by Capt. Allen Orton, "Bored? Here's Your Answer," "Hobnobbing With Headquarters"
Published on 04 February 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 13   (602 kb)

Headlines: "Suppose It Were You?," "So, You Want a Puppy," "A Year Ago, Remember?" by Capt. Kieling
Published on 11 February 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 14   (636 kb)

Headlines: "Merit Recognized," "The Oxygen Check," "One Out Of 365"
Published on 18 February 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 15   (607 kb)

Headlines: "Divided We're Conquered," "Have You Read?," by William L. White, "Crews In The Blue"
Published on 25 February 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 16   (836 kb)

Headlines: "Observations," "A Statement of Intentions," "The Human Soul"
Published on 04 March 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 17   (610 kb)

Headlines: "Hitler Should Not Die," "What It'll Be Like," "Chaplain's Flimsy" by Chaplain Eastwood
Published on 11 March 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 18   (1.23 Mb)

Headlines: "Have You Prepared For The Future?," "Jewish Passover," "778th Wins Table Tennis Title - Become Wing Champs"
Published on 18 March 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 19   (699 kb)

Headlines: "Low Level Man Gains Altitude - Col. A.J. Bird, Jr., New Group Commander," "The Earth Movers," "Easter Parade"
Published on 25 March 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 20   (615 kb)

Headlines: "He Is Risen," "A Large Mind," "Espenshade In Checker Finals"
Published on 01 April 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 21   (662 kb)

Headlines: "What's That Car?," "Ideas Have Legs," "A Nocturnal Phantasy" by JKG
Published on 08 April 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 22   (633 kb)

Headlines: "Comes A Time," "Our Post Express," "Inside the 77th" by
Published on 15 April 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 23   (638 kb)

Headlines: "The Silent Guardian," "Spirit of '76," "After The War, Then What?" by T/Sgt. Harry Kaplan
Published on 22 April 1945

Vol. 1 Issue 24   (647 kb)

Headlines: "The Silent Guardian, Part II," "See For Yourself," "Information and Education"
Published on 29 April 1945