Many of the pulps had military-themed covers during World War II, such as this one by Rafael De Soto, and some of the stories in this issue of ARGOSY are war-related, too, judging by their titles: "Armchair Admiral No. 2" by Fletcher Pratt, "WACS, Macs and Warlocks" by Theodore Roscoe, "Always Victorious" by Jacland Marmur, "Red Sun Over Bengal" by Kenneth Perkins, "Flight to Nowhere" by Leslie T. White, "Hell Afloat" by Eustace L. Adams, and "Somali Contraband" by E. Hoffmann Price. I don't own this issue, so I can't check those stories to make sure they're actually war yarns, but they sound like it. I'm old enough to remember when Memorial Day was on May 31, no matter what day of the week it fell on, but I don't want to be too much of a curmudgeon and complain about how they've gone to moving holidays around.
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It was May 30, not May 31. As one a few years older than you, I remember when it was called Decoration Day.
You're right, it was May 30. For some reason, I thought it was the last day of the month. I remember my parents calling it Decoration Day, as well as hearing Veterans Day called Armistice Day.
As I recall, my father, a World War II veteran, or both parents grumbled about the name change to Memorial Day. I appreciate your Memorial/Decoration Day post. Thanks.
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