Documents, maps & photographs
Page, Front, Newspaper, The Bakersfield Californian, June 9, 1944, 'Battle Raging For Carentan, Nazi Resistance Increasing'
Rare genuine WWII US newspaper front page, The Bakersfield Californian , June 9, 1944 issue: 'Battle Raging For Carentan; Nazi Resistance Increasing'. Good overall condition; protected by a plastic sheet.
Page, LIFE Magazine, "Save a Life With a Knife"
Great genuine WWII US LIFE magazine page, dealing with the gathering of fighting knives initiated by the 'Save a Life With a Knife' committee for American troops. Excellent overall condition. Dimensions: 10.43in x 14.17in.
Page, Magazine, 'Life in the WAAC', The Saturday Evening Post, March 13, 1943
Great genuine WWII US one-page advertisement intended for recruiting female volunteers in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Published in The Saturday Evening Post , March 13, 1943 issue. Excellent overall condition. Dimensions: 10.4in x 13.7in.
Page, Magazine, EUREKA, WAVES _ WAACs _ and Wives _
Great genuine WWII US one-page advertisement for Eureka vacuum cleaners, also promoting recruitment for the corps of female volunteers. Published in some non-identified magazine. Very good overall condition. Dimensions: 10.4in x 13.7in.
Page, Magazine, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, Ladies' Home Journal, May 1943
Great genuine WWII US one-page advertisement intended for recruiting female volunteers in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Published in Ladies' Home Journal in May 1943. Very good overall condition. Dimensions: 10.5in x 13.7in.
Pamphlet, Don't Get Killed by Mines and Booby Traps, 1944
Rare genuine WWII US War Department pamphlet, Don't Get Killed by Mines and Booby Traps , 80 pages. 1944 edition. This leaflet draws attention to the various types of mines and explosive devices used by German and Japanese forces, providing details and illustrations of the most common 'booby traps' encountered by GIs, along with information regarding the desirable behaviour. Complete and in very good overall condition.
Pamphlet, Sex hygiene and venereal disease, 1940
Genuine WWII US complete 16-page pamphlet Sex hygiene and venereal disease , dated 1940. Prepared under the direction of the Surgeon General of the Army and published for the information of the military service in general. A copy was issued to every recruit upon enlistment.
Pamphlet, You Don't Think..., venereal disease, No 21-15, 1944
Genuine WWII US complete 60 pages pamphlet No. 21-15 You Don't Think... , dated 1944. Prepared under the direction of the War Department and published for the information of the military service in general. A copy was issued to every recruit upon enlistment.
Pass, US Army, Headquarters, London, Blank
Genuine WWII US Army pass, intended for GIs on leave. The present type was to be issued by the Headquarters in London, Britain. Blank, in good overall condition. Dimensions: 2.4in x 3.5in.
Permit, Driving, Personal, Maj. Percival Churchill, US Army
Lot of genuine WWII US Army personal documents, which belonged to Major Percival N. Churchill (ASN O-288114) and made up as follows: - operator's license issued in 1941 at Camp Folk, Louisiana; - motor vehicle operator's permit issued on December 13, 1944 and valid for every single type of vehicle in service; - cigarette purchase permit issued in 1944 at Fort Knox, Kentucky; - motor vehicle operator's license issued at Fort Knox, Kentucky in 1944; - business card indicating his occupation (professional gunsmith). Percival Newton Churchill was born on December 17, 1909 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts and joined the US Army on February 10, 1941. He was discharged as a Lieutenant Colonel on April 17, 1946 and passed away on February 25, 1984. https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/261724010/percival-n-churchill Illustration documents available in digital format only.
Personal Documents, 2nd Lt. Bernard Lurie, USAAF
Lot of genuine WWII US Army personal documents, which belonged to some 2nd Lieutenant Bernard Lurie and his spouse, Marcella Lurie , made up as follows: - authorization to purchase commodities at the commissary of New Castle Army Air Base in Wilmington, Delaware, issued to 2nd Lieutenant Bernard Lurie on December 12, 1944; - guest pass issued to Marcella Lurie , by Headquarters of 552nd Army Air Forces Base Unit in Wilmington, Delaware; - National Association of Air Forces Women membership card, issued to Mrs. Bernard Lurie . Homogeneous set, in quite good overall condition. https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/131363295/bernard-lurie Illustration documents not mentioned above are available in digital format only.
Photo, 1st British Airborne, Market Garden, Intel 82nd Airborne
Scarce genuine WWII photograph, taken in September 1944 in the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden. This picutre shows a column of British paratroopers. A stamp on the back reads ' Censored by S2 505th Prcht. Inf'. 9.5cm x 7cm.
