Original U.S. WWII 1944 Framed “Careless Talk… Got There First” OWI Propaganda Poster - 23¾ x 31½” Russian Issue Equipment Manila Bay departed on 12

Manila Bay departed on 12 October for waters east of the Philippines

This is a custom made M41 field jacket worn by an American solider assigned to the Middle Eastern Theater during World War Two

Although superseded in 1895 by the Long Lee Enfield Rifle these saw service at the famous Battle of Omdurman in 1898 that was Great Britain’s revenge against the Mardists outside Khartoum in the Sudan

so this does not look to have been a federal arsenal conversion

This example is approximately 77” in length with a 17” width

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Framed “Careless Talk… Got There First” OWI Propaganda Poster - 23¾ x 31½” Russian Issue Equipment Manila Bay departed on 12Original Item: Only One Available. During World War II, the US government drew on the expertise of the advertising industry to help craft messages for the American public. In early 1942, representatives of Washington's newly created propaganda agency, the Office of Facts and Figures (OFF), asked a Madison Avenue advertising agency to help create effective posters for the war effort. The advertising agency commissioned a report that it shared with the