Anti-Japanese Propaganda Sheet Music

Posted in Propaganda Items with tags , , on May 12, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThis is the sheet music for a wonderful little ditty named “We’re Gonna Have to Slap, The Dirty Little Jap, And Uncle Sam’s the Guy Who Can Do It“. It was written by Bob Miller and performed in December 1941 by Carlson Robison. I have the record here somewhere also.

Here are the words by the way…

We’re gonna have to slap the dirty little Jap
And Uncle Sam’s the guy who can do it
We’ll skin the streak of yellow from this sneaky little fellow
And he’ll think a cyclone hit him when he’s thru it
We’ll take the double crosser to the old woodshed
We’ll start on his bottom and go to his head
When we get thru with him he’ll wish that he was dead
We gotta slap the dirty little Jap

We’re gonna have to slap the dirty little Jap
And Uncle Sam’s the guy who can do it
The Japs and all their hooey will be changed into chop suey
And the rising sun will set when we get thru it
Their alibi for fighting is to save their face
For ancestors waiting in celestial space
We’ll kick their precious face down to the other place
We gotta slap the dirty little Jap

We’re gonna have to slap the dirty little Jap
And Uncle Sam’s the guy who can do it
We’ll murder Hirohito, massacre that slob Benito
Hang’em with that Shickle gruber when we’re thru it
We’ll search the highest mountain for the tallest tree
To build us a hanging post for the evil three
We’ll call in all our neighbors, let’em know their free
We gotta slap the dirty little Jap
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Slap That Jap Badge

Posted in Propaganda Items with tags , , on May 9, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThis is another U.S. propaganda item made right after Pearl Harbor. The words “Slap That Jap” may be a reference to a popular song of the time (I have the sheet music elsewhere on this site, yes it’s terrible).

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United Nations Cap Badge

Posted in Cap Badges, Collar Dogs and Shoulder Titles with tags on May 9, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_NationsThis is the United Nations current issue cap badge worn on the blue beret.

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40th Anniversary Medallion of the 1st Matabele War

Posted in Medallions & Badges with tags , on May 9, 2013 by The Dude

800px-Flag_of_Southern_RhodesiaThis is a souvenir commemorative medallion commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1st Matabele War where Matabeleland was conquered and absorbed into what was then Rhodesia.

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1937-1945 China Incident Campaign Medal

Posted in 1919-1938 Medals with tags , , on May 8, 2013 by The Dude
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This medal was awarded from 1937-1945 to those Japanese forces who were part of the so-called 2nd Sino-Japanese War. The companion medal is listed here 1931-1934 China Incident Campaign Medal

Medal for Liberation

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 8, 2013 by The Dude

750px-Flag_of_Albania_1944This medal was instituted by the Soviet controlled Government of Albania on 13 October 1945 and was essentially the campaign medal for those who fought Italian and German forces during World War II. It was also awarded posthumously to those who had lost their lives in the fighting.

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Jap Hunting License

Posted in Propaganda Items with tags , , on May 8, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 unleashed a vicious and visceral anti-Japanese racism. Badges like this were common and played to the “Ugly American”. Later on in the Pacific War it was the memory of this kind of nod to otherness that led to the ear collectors of Saipan.

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Unofficial Solomon Islands Anniversary Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags , , on May 8, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_Solomon_IslandsThe obverse shows the coat of arms for the Solomon islands and ‘SOLOMON ISLANDS’ around the edge. The reverse shows a map of the Guadalcanal and a US Marine with Marine Corps badge and the words ’50TH ANNIVERSARY GUADALCANAL LANDINGS 7TH AUGUST 1992′. Unnamed as issued.

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National Defence Cross 1940

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 7, 2013 by The Dude

32px-Flag_of_Hungary_1940.svgThis medal, instituted in 1940, was awarded by Hungary for efforts in combatting communism.

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Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Patch

Posted in Armbands & Patches with tags , , , on May 7, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_MFOThe Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. This is the mission patch worn on the shoulder.

The Multinational Force and Observers Medal is an international military decoration which was first created on March 24, 1982. The medal was established under the authority of the Director-General of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) which were established to monitor a neutral ceasefire zone, between Egypt and Israel, as the result of the Yom Kippur War of 1973.

The MFO is not a UN mission, but rather a multi-national force created by the annex to the Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty.

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Commemorative Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the Battle of Khalin Gol

Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags , , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_MongoliaThis is the Mongolian commemorative medal issued in 1979 on the 40th anniversary of victory over Japan at Khalkhin Gol.

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Soviet troops examine a disabled Japanese Ha-Go tank in the aftermath if the Battle of Khalin Gol, November 1939.

Soviet troops examine a disabled Japanese Ha-Go tank in the aftermath if the Battle of Khalin Gol, November 1939.

Merchant Marine Defence Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe Merchant Marine Defense Medal (Bar) is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine. The decoration was established by an Act of Congress on August 14, 1944. The decoration is awarded to members of the Merchant Marine who served aboard United States merchant ships between September 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941.

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Navy Occupation Service Medal with the Berlin Airlift Device

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe Berlin Airlift Device may be authorized for wear on the Army and Navy occupation medals to denote participation in the direct support of the Berlin Airlift between 1948 and 1949.

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Kosovo Campaign Medal

Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe Kosovo Campaign Medal (KCM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces established by Executive Order 13154 of President Bill Clinton on May 3, 2000. The medal recognizes military service performed in Kosovo from 1999 to the present.

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Purple Heart

Posted in Valour Medals with tags on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award that is still given to members of the U.S. military, the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion.

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Women’s Army Corps Service Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe Women’s Army Corps Service Medal was a decoration of the United States Army which was created on July 29, 1943 by Executive Order 9365 issued by President Franklin Roosevelt. The decoration was intended to recognize the contribution of women to the Army during the Second World War.

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Souvenir Medallion for the Entry of the 5th Army into Naples

Posted in Medallions & Badges with tags , , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946)This is an unofficial commemorative medallion made by local italians to sell to soldiers of the 5th army that captured Naples.

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Commemorative Medal of Victory in WW2

Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThis is another unofficial commemorative medal from the United States, this one marking victory in WW2.

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Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe decoration is awarded to officers and men of ships operated by the War Shipping Administration for service in the Pacific War Zone between December 7, 1941, to March 2, 1946. This theatre of operations comprised the North Pacific, South Pacific, and the Indian Ocean east of 80 degrees east longitude.

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Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Bar

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe “Asia” clasp was authorized for any service performed in the Far East Theater between the dates of September 2, 1945 and April 27, 1952. This included service in Korea, however those service members who were awarded the Korean Service Medal could not be awarded both the Korean Service Medal and the Army or Navy occupation medal for the same period of service.

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Legion of Merit

Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued both to United States military personnel and to military and political figures of foreign governments.

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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265  issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War. Colored bands representing Germany (on the ribbon’s left side), Italy (on the ribbon’s right side), and the United States (in the center of the ribbon) are visible in the ribbon. The brown and green areas of the ribbon represent the terrain of the area of conflict, which ranged from beaches and sand, to grass and woodlands, to mountains.

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World War II Victory Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe World War II Victory Medal is a campaign medal of the United States military which was created by an act of Congress in July 1945. The medal commemorates military service during World War II and is awarded to any member of the United States military, including members of the armed forces of the Government of the Philippine Islands, who served on active duty, or as a reservist, between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946.

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China Service Medal

Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags , on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe China Service Medal was a service medal awarded to U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel. The medal was instituted by Navy Department General Order No. 176 on 1 July 1942. The medal recognized service in and around China before and after World War II.

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Antarctica Service Medal

Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags on May 6, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_StatesThe Antarctica Service Medal (ASM) was established by the United States Congress on July 7, 1960 under Public Law 600 of the 86th Congress.[2][3] The medal was intended as a military award to replace several commemorative awards which had been issued for previous Antarctica expeditions from 1928 to 1941.

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