The August monthly calendar of the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor features a poster for joining the Marines from WW II. It shows a chiseled USMC sergeant in dress blues, hands clasped behind his back with the words "Ready-- Join US Marines-- Land Sea Air. Apply, or write to nearest recruiting station."
The two pictures had one of Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr, pilot of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima, waving from the cockpit before take-off, 6 August 1945.
The second picture shows "Gaunt allied prisoners of war at Amori camp near Yokahoma cheer rescuers from US Navy. Waving flags of the United States, Great Britain and Holland." Japan, August 29, 1945.
Some World War II Events:
August 6, 1945-- Atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
August 7, 1942-- US Marines land on Guadalcanal
August 9, 1945-- second atom bomb dropped on Nagasaki
August 14, 1945-- VJ Day (Victory Over Japan)-- It's FINALLY over!!
Sure Am Enjoying This Calendar. Hope They have the Same Format Next Year. I'll Be Sure to Get One.
www.pacificaviationmuseum.org
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