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I am an avid collector of home front material from WW1 and WW2. I also have a strong interest in Michigan's military heritage and history.
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trenchrat1918 started following Five sons in service ?, Question regarding Son-in-Service Pin ? Aviation related?, Awesome son in service flag added today and 3 others
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Awesome son in service flag added today
trenchrat1918 replied to trenchrat1918's topic in HOMEFRONT & THE WAR EFFORT
Thanks, it's one of my favorites. Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk -
V mail size newspapers? Real or fake?
trenchrat1918 replied to Garandy's topic in HOMEFRONT & THE WAR EFFORT
I would have to agree with Bodes, my main area of interest is homefront and I've never run across anything like these from war time. My gut says they were printed later as a souvenir. What kind of paper were they printed on? Is it similar to regular newspaper or a material similar to v mail. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk -
Cool flag, there seem to be quite a few handmade flags coming out of the woodwork lately. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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WWII Womans Dura-Pell Shelter Suit
trenchrat1918 replied to Mr.Jerry's topic in HOMEFRONT & THE WAR EFFORT
Wow, that jacket and tag are seriously cool. There can't be more than a handfull of these that survived and to have the pants to go with the jacket, great score. -
Schools at War flag, 5th award
trenchrat1918 replied to trenchrat1918's topic in HOMEFRONT & THE WAR EFFORT
The staining made me a little hesitant to buy this flag but I couldn't pass it up, the price was right. I know the school program started on 1942 but I have not been able to find an end date in my research. My gut makes me think the school program probably continued at least into the 50's. Minimum wage in 1942 was only 30 cents so a quarter for a kid would have been quite a bit. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk -
Schools at War flag, 5th award
trenchrat1918 replied to trenchrat1918's topic in HOMEFRONT & THE WAR EFFORT
The minute man Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk -
Schools at War flag, 5th award
trenchrat1918 replied to trenchrat1918's topic in HOMEFRONT & THE WAR EFFORT
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Here is a flag presented to schools during the war for enrollment in war bond sales. This one is interesting because of the 5 stars on the lower corner that indicates they met the 90 percent enrollment qouta 5 times in a row. In order to earn this award 90 + Percent of the students had to be regularly buying war bonds or stamps. The flag itself was manufactured by The Valley Forge flag co and is quite large, measuring 5'x4'. The gomets are sewn. Unfortunately there is heavy staining throughout the flag which is a cotton muslin. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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Very cool pin with the engraving, I hope they all made it through. This particular sweetheart came in 2 different sizes. The larger version is almost 2 3/4" wide while the smaller lapel pin is only 3/4" across. The larger pin turns up on a regular basis but I have only seen the small size once. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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trenchrat1918 started following MISC MILITARIA
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trenchrat1918 started following Small Artillery Airborne Group and "oddest item" in your collection?
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Hold my beer I've got this. By far the oddest thing in my collection are tampons in war time packaging. I did a post about these a couple of years ago. I find these really interesting, to me they show how the war affected even the most mundane parts of the home front. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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Small Artillery Airborne Group
trenchrat1918 replied to manayunkman's topic in LATEST FINDS AND ACQUISITIONS!
Lime island I would assume? Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk -
WW2 Armed service books
trenchrat1918 replied to nicolas75's topic in EPHEMERA, PHOTOGRAPHS & MILITARY ARTWORK
Sorry, I am late to the party but I can answer your question. ASE 782 was printed in August 1945, 1095 was April 1946. For a Dday, display no.1 through 270 although 240 would actually be more believable, No.1 was printed Sep 1943, No.240 was printed in April 1944 and 270 was printed May 1944. No. 271 was printed in June 1944 and the last book 1322 was printed in June 1947. Hope this helps, Wes. -
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trenchrat1918 replied to General Apathy's topic in HOMEFRONT & THE WAR EFFORT
They're out there, finding a nice example that isn't outrageously expensive is the hard part. Wes