Life Magazine May 1, 1944 - Cover: Airmen's Homecoming

Cover: Lieut. Harold Vita and Richard Kovacks. Articles include: Lord Greenway's miniature armies; Washington's New Bishop Angus Dun is Consecrated; April in Anzio - The beachhead is another stalled Italian front; Businessmen's Art Class in Los Angeles; Theater - "The Searching Wind"; Jerry Giesler - The smartest criminal lawyer on West Coast, he gets the famous of Hollywood out of jams; Tropical Diseases - They include appalling human afflictions, includes world map of diseases (color pages); Movie of the Week: "Going My Way"' Colored Legs - New MGM musical "Bathing Beauty" introduces a bizarre paint job by Jack Dawn (color photo); Sherlock Holmes - The great detective takes a new lease on life - illustrations, actors who have portrayed Holmes. Homes Cultists; Egrets - Their strong wings make perfect flight patterns in Florida skies; Air Group Nine Comes Home - Navy fliers are back for a rest; Life Looks at China - Firsthand report by Theodore H. White; Ditching a B-17 - Crash-landing big planes safely on water requires skill by pilot (illustrations); Life Goes Abalone Fishing Some wear to covers. Movie ad for "Once Upon a Time" with Cary Grant, color Max Factor ad with Evelyn Keyes.