Killed in action! [Propaganda flyer]

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Killed in action! [Propaganda flyer]

Description

Propaganda flyer depicting a dead serviceman chained to the island of New Guinea and holding a citation from General Douglas MacArthur, circa 1942-1945. The flyer was presumably printed by Japanese forces to encourage Allied service members to surrender.

Caption: "Killed in action! Died that the jungles of New Guinea might again rest in peace."

Date

1942-1945 circa

Coverage

Bibliographic Citation

The Joseph K. Boy World War II Ephemera Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2021-05-21-A_image_010_01