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Our Fighting Forces, #78

Published: August 1963

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The Last Medal!

Story Featuring Gunner and Sarge

"The startling battle tale that will twist your heart into knots!"

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The Last Medal!

Story Featuring Gunner and Sarge

Storyline

The ever-joking Colonel Hakawa sends Sarge a Japanese medal for bravery! Why?.. Gunner, Sarge, and Pooch get ambushed and Gunner is strapped to the front of Hakawa's tank so US forces steer clear. Sarge disguises as a Japanese soldier and rescues him. Hakawa air-drops a medal - but pulls a sneak air attack! Scattered, the Marines follow Pooch to Hakawa's camp where the Colonel is receiving a medal. Shooting the ceremony up, the Marines run - and Pooch shows he stole Hakawa's real medal!

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Story Notes

Story across 19 pages in three parts of 5.67 pages. 5.67 pages, and 6.67.

The 14-Day Target!

"The black Pfalz on my tail was piloted by a man who'd never known defeat!"

Storyline

In WW1, a rookie flyer is told new pilots rarely live past 14 days. After that, they've "got a fair chance to live". The rookie posts a calendar in his cockpit and flies out. In dogfights he's rescued by wingmen as the "blacked-out calendar" in the sky haunts him. Still he survives, and sweats out his 14th day. Huh? It's crossed out too! With no worries, he shoots down the leader of the German pack - then learns his captain secretly crossed out the 14th day back at base! "So you'd forget your fear. I guess it worked!"

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Letter Column Featuring Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner

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Sgt. Rock answers readers' questions about "Guns, howitzers, and mortars"; destroyer missions; WW1 artillery; and German Panther tanks.

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Story Notes

Letters from readers Stephen Sloane, Tom Thayer, Sid Thoma, Donald Fancy.

Ad Featuring Blast Off

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Back cover.

Ad Featuring Junior Sales Club of America Cards

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Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring 150 Civil War Soldiers

Ad Featuring 100 Toy Soldiers

Ad Featuring Revolutionary War Soldiers

Ad Featuring Tootsie [all other candies]

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations

Ad Featuring 116 Planes of All Nations

Ad Featuring Garcelon Stamps

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 13 of the previous story sequence.

Ad Featuring Palisades Amusement Park Admission

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 13 of the previous story sequence.

"Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance..."

Story Notes

On the page immediately following page 12 of the previous story sequence.

Ad Featuring Tootsie [all other candies]

Story Notes

At the bottom of page 12 of the previous story sequence.

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On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.

Ad Featuring Tootsie Roll

Story Notes

At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.

Ad Featuring Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System

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Inside front cover.