STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 28, 1945  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "Japan Spurns Ultimatum; U.S. Warns New Targets" "Broadcast Says Foe Will Fight 'To Bitter End' " "Workers Told To Evacuate Doomed Cities". Also a photo of Winston Churchill upon his stepping down as Prime Minister.
Page 2 has a curious photo showing Natale Kesic among U.S. troops in Boston. See below for details on this boy.
Eight pages, tabloid-size, nice condition.

Background: In 1945, 13-year-old Natale Kesic, an Italian-Slovenian boy from northeastern Italy, became a "mascot" for American troops during the Italian Campaign of World War II, running errands and lifting morale for GIs stationed far from home. The significance of Kesic's story lies in how it captures the poignant human dynamics of wartime Italy: as Allied forces liberated the country, thousands of displaced or war-orphaned children formed deep emotional bonds with American soldiers, embodying both the extreme vulnerability of post-war Italian youth and the cross-cultural empathy that defined the civilian-military interactions of the liberation era. When returning U.S. troops attempted to bring Kesic back to the United States at the war's conclusion in 1945, his story became a celebrated symbol of resilience, international solidarity, and the profound personal connections forged amidst the devastation of global conflict.