Star Spangled War Stories #21 (4.0)

Title: Star Spangled War Stories
Issue: #21
Publisher: DC
Year: 05/1954
Grade: VG 4.0

The lead follows a night beachhead assault as engineers crawl through wire and mines to open lanes for the landing craft while a green lieutenant learns to trust his sergeant. A fighter-pilot story centers on holding formation on a photo-recon escort when a flak trap forces a split-second choice between glory and discipline. A behind-the-lines piece teams GIs with the Resistance to sabotage a rail bridge that feeds an enemy armor column. The closer returns to the front line, where an icy outpost endures infiltration probes until patience and good fieldcraft win the night. Short one-page “service life” fillers punctuate the issue.