Lockheed P-38 Ad – Be proud, America
Be Proud, America – Lockheed P-38 Ad: Be proud of your flying warriors, America! They’re fighting… as have Americans of every generation… for the freedom of man.
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“No broader than a Pilot’s Shoulders”
“No broader than a Pilot’s Shoulders” : That’s an important specification for an airplane engine, when you want every mile of speed you can get from a military fighter plane.
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Relying upon Winchester is an Old American Custom: WWII Winchester Rifle Ad
WWII Winchester M1 Carbine Rifle Ad: Down from the skies come U.S. Paratroops. A new American fighting force in this war, it is natural they should need a new firearm.
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Esther Williams – YANK Pin-up Girl Oct. 1945
Born in Los Angeles, California, on August 8, 1921. Sometimes called “America’s Mermaid,” Esther Williams helped popularize synchronized swimming through a string of hugely popular films in the 1940s and 1950s.
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The M4 Sherman Tank – From World War 2 till Today
Few vehicles from the Second World War are as recognizable—or as influential—as the M4 Sherman tank. With approximately 50,000 units produced, the Sherman became the backbone of Allied armored forces and a defining symbol of industrial power and battlefield adaptability. Origins of the M4 Sherman The M4’s design emerged from the need to mount a
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Francis Rafferty: Yank Pin Up October 12, 1945
Francis was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on June 16, 1922. As the Depression took its hold on America, her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 9 in search of work.
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Dusty Anderson – Yank Magazine Pin Up October 1944
Ruth Edwin Anderson was born on December 17, 1918 in Toledo, Ohio. She began her career as a model, working for Fashion Czar/Modeling agent Harry S. Conover
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Myrna Loy Movie Actress and WWII Pin Up
Myrna Williams, later to become Myrna Loy, was born on August 2, 1905 in Radersburg, Montana.Later on her family moved to Helena where she spent her youth. At the age of 13, Myrna’s father died of Spanish Flu and the rest of the family moved to Los Angeles. She attended the Westlake School for Girls,
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Andrea King WWII Yank Pin Up – September 14, 1945
Andrea King was born Georgette Andre Barry in Paris, France, however she lived there only two months before her mother, Belle Hart, brought her back to the United States.
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Marie McDonald YANK Pin Up 25 Aug 1944
Marie McDonald, born Cora Marie Frye on July 6, 1923 in Burgin, Kentucky, was a leggy, voluptuous blonde starlet who pursued her career with a vengeance but found little reward in the end.
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