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U.S. Department of WarAmerican, 1789 - 1947

the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force on September 18, 1947.

The Secretary of War, a civilian with such responsibilities as finance and purchases and a minor role in directing military affairs, headed the War Department throughout its existence.

The War Department existed from August 7, 1789 until September 18, 1947, when it split into Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force and joined the Department of the Navy as part of the new joint National Military Establishment (NME), renamed the United States Department of Defense in 1949. (Wikipedia)

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Award for Careless Talk
MO 2005.13.21.3.1
Stevan Dohanos
1944
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The Battle-Wise Infantryman . .
MO 2005.13.21.10.1
Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer
1944
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Be Careful What You Say or Write
MO 2005.13.21.33
U.S. Government Printing Office
1944
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Be Careful What You Say or Write!
MO 2005.13.21.35
U.S. Government Printing Office
1944
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Be Careful What You Say or Write
MO 2005.13.21.34
U.S. Government Printing Office
1943
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The M-1 Does My Talking
MO 2005.13.21.38
Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer
1945
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Now You Be Careful . . .
MO 2005.13.21.32
U.S. Government Printing Office
1945
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O'er the Ramparts We Watch
MO 2005.13.22.24
Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer
ca. 1944
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Service Above Self
MO 2005.13.22.39
Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer
1942
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Silence Means Security
MO 2005.13.21.36
U.S. Government Printing Office
1943
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Silence Means Security
MO 2005.13.21.2.1
U.S. Government Printing Office
1944
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Silence Means Security
MO 2005.13.21.37
Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer
1945
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