If purchasing a bond had once been a display of ideological support for socialist construction, it was now a matter of patriotism: "Fulfill your patriotic duty [dolg] before the Fatherland--all as one, subscribe to the State
War Bond of 1942
The
war bond tour's greatest splash occurred when Chaplin, Fairbanks, and Pickford appeared on April 8, 1918, before a Gotham crowd in which the New York Sun stated, "The police estimated .
proposed "
war bonds" and World War Il-era
war bonds, the
Among the featured artifacts are:
war bond posters; a POW uniform worn by Sgt.
When it was pasted full of stamps, it could be redeemed for a $25
War Bond.
Bil and Thelma "Thel" Keane met during World War II in a
war bond office in Brisbane, Australia.
The activities suggested here include making a family tree, building a model ship, decoding a naval signal flag message, staging a radio show, hosting a swing dance party, rationing a meal, designing a
war bond poster, and performing an Abbott and Costello-style routine.
The elder Bradley was celebrated as a hero, awarded the Navy Cross, and repatriated to the United States, where he took part in a barnstorming tour of the country to promote
war bond sales, along with the two other surviving flag raisers.
The three surviving flag-raisers are taken away from their unit by government authorities and forced to be the chief attraction in what they are told is a much-needed
war bond drive.
He also worked on the "Road" movies with Hope and Crosby, and toured with Hope for the WW II
War Bond effort.
The ultimate aim of all of the Treasury Department plays was the promotion of War Stamps and
War Bond sales and the curtailment of American monetary squandering.
The author provides a whole chapter on the use of tanks in British
war bond rallies, while devoting only one sentence to the Battles of Soissons and Amiens in 1918 that proved the decisive role the weapon could play, and which provided the basis for much of the reputation associated with armored forces.
