And it’s back to the Marines! This is another one by J.M. Flagg, link HERE. Interestingly this was done in 1942, but still shows the WWI helmet, and that looks a lot like an 03A3 with an M1905 on it… … Continue reading
Category Archives: WWII
This one is actually pre-war by a year… And unusual in that it features a specific unit… It was done by Matt Murphey (no other info), in 1940 for the Navy and featured the USS Drayton, DD366. She went on … Continue reading
Civilians kicked in an tremendous amount of money in the form of War Bonds to support WWII, there were at least seven bond drives, and the one I could find info on, the 2nd bond drive, raised $13,000,000,000 dollars. They … Continue reading
And back around to the Coast Guard… I couldn’t find any details on this one, but it’s an interesting one for the ‘history’ perspective it brings in. The Coast Guard’s official history began on 4 August 1790 when President … Continue reading
Another one for the home front. This one features Admiral Bull Halsey. This is the picture that started it… This is another one by John Phillip Falter, who came in the Navy as an artist during WWII. Interesting to me, … Continue reading
I didn’t know this, but apparently there were also recruiting ‘postcards’… Not just recruiting posters… Here’s one from the Air Corps, I ‘think’ this might have been one of those! It was one of the last done by Howard … Continue reading
It’s the Marines turn again… 🙂 It was done by Beck Engraving in Philly in 1942… The only thing I could make out about the artist is I ‘believe’ it was done by Capt Guinness, apparently an active duty Marine. … Continue reading
It’s the Navy’s turn again… Very plain by comparison to many of the other posters out there… But one difference is the ‘reality’ of the face and expression. The artist was John Falter, an illustrator for magazines that actually enlisted … Continue reading
This one is a ‘generic’ poster for lack of a better way to title it… I wasn’t able to find out who did this one, but it was probably done in early 1942. I believe by a gent named Allen … Continue reading
Another one pitching buying Bonds and Stamps… This one was actually drawn by a father/son team of J Walter and Walter G Wilkinson, one of many they did for the war bond program. … Continue reading