Listed here are the newspapers published by the 83rd Infantry Division or other newspapers, such as the Stars & Stripes explicitly referencing the 83rd. The 83rd divisional newspapers can be divided into three sections. Firstly 'The Bounce', published during the training period. Secondly 'The Spearhead', published during most of the wartime months the 83rd spend in the ETO. And finally 'The Thunderbolt' which was first published on April 28, 1945 after a contest in The Spearhead decided on Thunderbolt as the new nickname for the 83rd Infantry Division.
On a unit level some newspapers were published such as the 'TTF' for the 331st Infantry Regiment or the 'Gazette' for Hq & Hq Co 330th Infantry Regiment. Lastly is the 'Thunderbolt Times', a daily news bulletin published by the 83rd Division's Public Relations Office while on Occupation Duty in Linz, Austria.
All newspapers listed here are in my collection and were professionaly scanned in high resolution courtesy of Europlan. The page will receive regular updates as I try to fill up holes. Do you have a publication not listed here? Please let me know.
Click the title bars to collapse or open the different sections on this page.
The Bounce
4 Nov. 1943
The Bounce
25 Nov. 1943
Spearhead
25 Sep. 1944
Spearhead
16 Oct. 1944
Spearhead
31 Oct. 1944
Spearhead
29 Nov. 1944
Spearhead
3 Feb. 1945
Spearhead
10 Feb. 1945
Spearhead
17 Feb. 1945
Spearhead
24 Feb. 1945
Spearhead
3 Mar. 1945
Spearhead
10 Mar. 1945
Spearhead
17 Mar. 1945
Spearhead
24 Mar. 1945
Spearhead
31 Mar. 1945
Thunderbolt
28 Apr. 1945
Thunderbolt
5 May 1945
Thunderbolt
12 May 1945
Thunderbolt
19 May 1945
Thunderbolt
26 May 1945
Thunderbolt
2 Jun. 1945
Thunderbolt
16 Jun. 1945
Thunderbolt
23 Jun. 1945
Thunderbolt
30 Jun. 1945
Thunderbolt
7 Jul. 1945
Thunderbolt
14 Jul. 1945
Thunderbolt
28 Jul. 1945
Thunderbolt
4 Aug. 1945
Thunderbolt
18 Aug. 1945
Thunderbolt
25 Aug. 1945
Thunderbolt
1 Sep. 1945
Thunderbolt
8 Sep. 1945
Thunderbolt
22 Sep. 1945
Thunderbolt
6 Oct. 1945
Thunderbolt
13 Oct. 1945
Thunderbolt
20 Oct. 1945
Thunderbolt
17 Nov. 1945
Thunderbolt
1 Dec. 1945
Thunderbolt
10 Feb. 1946
Thunderbolt
17 Feb. 1946
TTF
1 Nov. 1944
TTF
27 Nov. 1944
TTF
27 Jan. 1945
TTF
10 Mar. 1945
TTF
24 Mar. 1945
TTF
29 Apr. 1945
TTF
13 May 1945
TTF
27 May 1945
TTF
17 Jun. 1945
TTF
1 Jul. 1945
TTF
15 Jul. 1945
TTF
22 Jul. 1945
TTF
29 Jul. 1945
Gazette
25 Aug. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
15 Nov. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
16 Nov. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
4 Dec. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
10 Dec. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
11 Dec. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
12 Dec. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
17 Dec. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
20 Dec. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
21 Dec. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
27 Dec. 1945
Thunderbolt Times
7 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
8 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
9 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
11 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
12 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
14 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
15 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
16 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
19 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
21 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
22 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
25 Jan. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
2 Feb. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
5 Feb. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
12 Feb. 1946
Thunderbolt Times
15 Feb. 1946
The Camp Crier
18 Mar. 1943
Stars and Stripes
15 Dec. 1944
Stars and Stripes
24 Apr. 1945