This fun little pinback, manufactured in the US, originally had a piece of red cotton thread attached to the lever on Uncle Sam’s hip. When you pull it Hitler’s head was raised as though he was being hung from the tree. Just wonderful!
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Hang Hitler Propaganda Pinback
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags United States, WW2 on September 12, 2013 by The DudeGerman Surrender Documents May 1945
Posted in Paper with tags France, Germany (Third Reich), Soviet Union, Surrender 1945, United Kingdom, United States, WW2 on August 11, 2013 by The DudeThis is a fascimile of the surrender documents signed by Germany on the 8th May 1945. These copies were created by the US National Archives. I have a pdf copy available here if you want one, Germany Surrenders Facsimile.
General Alfred Jodl (1890 – 1946) Hitler’s military advisor, controller of German High Command and chief of the Operations Staff (centre), signs the document of surrender (German Capitulation) of the German armed forces at Reims in General Eisenhower’s headquarters. He is joined by Major Wilhelm Oxenius (left) and Hans Georg von Friedeburg, Admiral of the Fleet (right). Original Publication: People Disc – HF0475 (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
US Anti-Japanese Propaganda Record
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on August 10, 2013 by The DudeThis 78 RPM record is an example of the US groundswell of anti-Japanese propaganda that appeared directly after Pearl Harbour in 1941. This record has two songs by Carson Robison, on side A “We’re Gonna Have To Slap The Dirty Little Jap” and on the b-side “Remember Pearl Harbour”. I have the sheet music for the first song here.
Slap-A-Jap Membership Card
Posted in Paper, Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on June 29, 2013 by The DudeIn late 1941, the American Legion, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, formed the “Slap-A-Jap Club”. The public was encouraged to join by purchasing one 25c Defense Stamp per week for the duration of the war. This card below is the membership card for that club.
1919 Inter-Allied Games Medallion
Posted in Medallions & Badges with tags Inter-Allied Games, New Zealand, Pershing Games, Rowing, United States on June 2, 2013 by The DudeIn 1919 a series of athletic competitions were held in France between soldiers of the Allied Armies. These were known as the Inter-Allied Games or Pershing Games. This is a rowing medallion dated 27th April 1919. Although the games officially ran from June 22nd – July 6th, a rowing competition was held in the last week of April. New Zealand was the winner, beating the United States in this unofficial competition.
Anti-Japanese Propaganda Sheet Music
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on May 12, 2013 by The DudeThis 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
Slap That Jap Badge
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on May 9, 2013 by The DudeThis 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).
Jap Hunting License
Posted in Propaganda Items with tags Empire of Japan, United States, WW2 on May 8, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
Merchant Marine Defence Medal
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
Navy Occupation Service Medal with the Berlin Airlift Device
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags Berlin Airlift, Cold War, United States on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags Bosnian War, United States on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
Purple Heart
Posted in Valour Medals with tags United States on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
Women’s Army Corps Service Medal
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
Commemorative Medal of Victory in WW2
Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThis is another unofficial commemorative medal from the United States, this one marking victory in WW2.
Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone Medal
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Bar
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe “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.
Legion of Merit
Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags United States on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
World War II Victory Medal
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
China Service Medal
Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
Antarctica Service Medal
Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags United States on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe 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.
Navy Occupation Service Medal with Europe Bar
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe Navy Occupation Service Medal is a military award of the United States Navy which was issued to Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel who participated in the European and Asian occupation forces following the close of the World War II. The medal was also bestowed to personnel who performed duty in West Berlin between 1945 and 1990. Not more than one Navy Occupation Service Medal may be awarded to an individual.
Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Bar
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe Army of Occupation Medal for the Army and the USAF could be awarded with either a Germany bar as here, or a Japan bar.
The period of service depended on the region as per below.
Germany (May 9, 1945 to May 5, 1955)
Austria (May 9, 1945 to July 27, 1955)
Italy (May 9, 1945 to September 15, 1947)
West Berlin (May 9, 1945 to October 2, 1990)
Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags United States on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThe Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal was established in 1976 by Admiral Owen W. Siler, USCG and is awarded to any member of the United States Coast Guard who performs twenty one days of consecutive duty afloat or ashore north of the Arctic Circle. The medal depicts a polar bear under the North Star, while the reverse side carries the Coast Guard Shield.
Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal
Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags United States, WW2 on May 6, 2013 by The DudeThis US decoration is awarded to officers and men of ships operated by the War Shipping Administration for service in the Atlantic War Zone between December 7, 1941, and November 8, 1945. This theatre of operations comprised the North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Barents Sea, and Greenland Sea.
Kiwi Medals 