WW II 'Keep 'Em Flying' Production Poster

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This beautifully patriotic World War II poster urges all homefront workers to "Do your part" to "Keep 'Em Flying". The powerful B-29 bombers flying under the U.S. flag convey the message of "Duty - Honor - Country". This poster was one of a series produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) aimed at keeping civilian enthusiasm for the war at a high level despite the hardships.

Today in WW II: 8 Feb 1940 Germans establish the first large Jewish ghetto in Poland in the city of Lodz. More ↓

8 Feb 1941 US House of Representatives passes the Lend-Lease Act [265 to 165].
8 Feb 1942 Battle of Sarimbun Beach begins, the first stage of the Japanese assault on Singapore.
8 Feb 1942 Japanese Offensive in Burma begins [8 Feb-2 May].
8 Feb 1945 Battle of the Reichswald: British and Canadian forces under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery begin Operation Veritable [8 Feb-11 Mar].
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