The Fighting Yank #13

When Bruce Carter's young friend Terry Lawrence inherits only a grandfather clock from his recently deceased uncle—instead of the promised fortune—the ticking package proves to be something far more sinister: a time bomb. Suspecting foul play, Bruce transforms into the Fighting Yank and heads to Chicago to uncover the truth behind the mysterious will, only to discover that a dangerous villain named Robert Warren is using stolen inventions to pull off daring heists. As the Yank closes in on the conspiracy, he'll have to contend with Warren's deadliest weapon yet—and rescue Terry from a perilous trap high above the earth.

Young Marty Lang sets out to solve a mystery plaguing ranches across the territory: a pattern of cattle thefts that has Sheriff Norton and the local lawmen stumped. Armed with tracking skills learned from a Navajo boy the previous summer, the fourteen-year-old follows a trail of clues into the remote canyons, discovering signs that point to a clever rustling operation designed to cover its tracks.

Lieutenant Robert J. Cronin, a Navy chaplain, volunteers to join the Third Raider Battalion as it prepares for an amphibious assault on Bougainville in November 1943, knowing his role will be to bolster morale as the Marines face enemy fire in the jungle. Moving between the anxious men awaiting battle and the chaos of the beach landing, Cronin proves himself indispensable—tending to the wounded under sniper fire, and later interceding to secure critical ammunition that allows reinforcements to land safely. His courage and devotion earn him the Silver Star, though the chaplain credits the men themselves with the true heroism that day.