1944 Cover YANK Earl Rivard American Solider Burma Japanese Souvenirs WWII YYA1 WFI1 The Royal George

The Royal George

Keywords specific to this image: Honan

Packer's Tar Soap

The third image shows Frenchmen and the Iowans ("Hawkeyes") advancing upon the enemy

This piece was illustrated by Moller

1944 Cover YANK Earl Rivard American Solider Burma Japanese Souvenirs WWII YYA1 WFI1 The Royal GeorgePlease note that this is a cover only. This is an original October 6th, 1944 two color cover for Yank: The Army Weekly Magazine featuring Sergeant Earl Rivard stationed at an air base in India, displaying souvenirs he picked up behind enemy lines in Burma. He's wearing a Japanese field cap, is holding a small anti personel bomb and a pilot's "Honor" dagger. Under his elbow is a piece of scrap metal left over from a Japanese Zero. CONDITION This 69+