Navy Lt. Harold Vita shows young Richard Kovacks how to shoot down an enemy plane in this week’s cover story.

May 1, 1944

Life magazine looks at the travails of George Yamamoto, who keeps getting running out of town because he is —

Japanese.

Lincoln Barnett profiles defense attorney Jerry Giesler.

And Los Angeles businessmen take a life painting class at the Business Men’s Art Institute.

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