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Stars and Stripes’ G.I. Stories

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 21st, 2012%

Near the end of WW2, Stars and Stripes published a series of “G.I. Stories” of the Ground, Air, and Service Forces in the European Theater of Operations. Each booklet was approximately 32 pages in length and small enough to fit in a uniform pocket and to conveniently mail home. Each booklet included a color centerfold usually with a map of the unit’s operations or a photo montage. Inside the covers were a page for soldiers to record their personal information, and a page for autographs. Some booklets are labeled as issued by the “Orientation Section, Information and Education Division, ETOUSA”, while others are labeled as issued by “Stars and Stripes, a publication of the Information and Education Division, Special and Information Services ETOUSA.”

Infantry Divisions:
Armored Divisions:
Airborne Divisions:
Air:
Support:

The Ninety-Nine Days

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on October 9th, 2010%

“The Ninety-Nine Days and South to the Danube” from the G.I. Stories booklet: Battle Babies: The Story of the 99th Infantry Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.

Route of the 9th Armored

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on September 25th, 2010%

Route of the 9th Armored Division

“Route of the 9th Armored” from the G.I. Stories booklet: The 9th: The Story of the 9th Armored Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.

The Blazer’s Trail – 70th Infantry Division

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on September 24th, 2010%

The Blazers Trail - 70th Infantry Division Trailblazers Route Map

“The Blazer’s Trail” from the G.I. Stories booklet: Trailblazers: The Story of the 70th Infantry Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.

The Century Tours France

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on September 6th, 2010%

100th Infantry Division Century Tours France WW2

“The Century Tours France” from the G.I. Stories booklet: 100: The Story of the Century published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.

Battle Route of the 10th Armored Division

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on July 30th, 2010%

Battle Route of the 10th Armored Division

“Battle Route of the 10th Armored Division” from the G.I. Stories booklet: Terrify and Destroy: The Story of the 10th Armored Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.

Thru France with the 2nd Infantry Division

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on June 30th, 2010%

Thru France with the 2nd Infantry Division

“Thru France with the 2nd” from the G.I. Stories booklet: From D + 1 to 105: The Story of the 2nd Infantry Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1944-45.

Camp Shelby, Mississippi

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on June 15th, 2010%

Scenes from the WWII booklet “Camp Shelby, Mississippi” by the Public Relations Office at Camp Shelby.

Cover of Camp Shelby Booklet

Called to the Colors -- Mississippi selectees inducted into the services at Camp Shelby.

The best in the world pass in review.

For more on Camp Shelby during WWII, see 65th Infantry Division, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, 1944 (Cover, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, Back)

Rocket Run

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on June 6th, 2010%

Rocket Run was a booklet prepared by the Historical Section, Headquarters, North African Division, Air Transport Command, for passengers traveling on the Division’s “Main Line” from Casablanca to Karachi.

Rocket Run: North African Division, Air Transport Command

Route Map:
Casablanca Map
Bengazi Map
Cairo Map
Karachi Map

Trek of the 5th Armored Division

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on March 21st, 2010%

Trek of the U.S. 5th Armored Division into Germany

“Trek of the 5th Armored Division” from the G.I. Stories booklet: The Road to Germany: The Story of the 5th Armored Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1944-45.