Library of Congress · resource:sn85053044/1943-09-10/ed-1:page:7
Image 7 of Browning chief (Browning, Mont.), September 10, 1943
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Soldier Newspapers Are Important Factors In Keeping Up Morale of Our Fighting Men ill S j G 1 HEAVY TANK 1 VT PRODUCTION i XSS I I XrWr V wwCf 7 V W V7 Ms A _ II By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Released by Western Newspaper Union THERES an old saying that if two men meet anywhere in the world and one of them is an Englishman the chances are hell suggest they start a club If thats true then its equally true that when any unit of the American army larger than a squad arrives at a new post be it on home or foreign soil one of the first things the soldiers do is to start their own newspaper This seems to apply to the fighting fronts as well for soon after the American forces in Sicily had captured the town of Vittoria a onepage sheet called the Dough boy News made its appearance As a matter of fact the News is a transplanted soldier newspaper It is published by and for the men of the 45th di vision of the United States Sev enth army and it was started while the 45th was in training at Pine
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montana historical society; helena, mt. 1943-09-10. Image 7 of Browning chief (Browning, Mont.), September 10, 1943. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85053044/1943-09-10/ed-1/?sp=7
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