The Lanyard
The Lanyard was the weekly publication of the 751st Field Artillery Battalion started in June of 1945. The National Archives in College Park Maryland had these 11 issues in the files with the 751st FABN records. Whether more were published after the 11th issue is unknown at this present time. These have some really great stories about the battalion and its men and provided some much needed news to the GI's from home and the war in the Pacific and the occupation of Germany.
The following soldiers were instrumental in the publishing of the Lanyard:
Lt. Lee C. Cornelius HQ Battery (Business Manager)
SSgt Francis Corsale HQ Battery (Sports Editor)
Cpl Vincent Mazza A Battery
T/5 William J. Barron A Battery
PFC Richard Stevens B Battery (Editor)
T/4 John J. Morton HQ Battery (Editor)
Note: (The photo quality here is not the greatest as the papers were folded and there was not time to flatten them before photographing. Every attempt was made to adjust perspective problems and to crop as best as possible.)
The Lanyard 22 June 1945 Vol. 1 No. 1
The Lanyard 29 June 1945 Vol. 1 No. 2
The Lanyard 06 July 1945 Vol. 1 No. 3
The Lanyard 13 July 1945 Vol. 1 No. 4
The Lanyard 20 July 1945 Vol. 1 No. 5
The Lanyard 27 July 1945 Vol. 1 No. 6
The Lanyard 03 August 1945 Vol. 1 No. 7
The Lanyard 10 August 1945 Vol. 1 No. 8
The Lanyard 17 August 1945 Vol. 1 No. 9