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U.S. Department of War

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
Award for Careless Talk
MO 2005.13.21.3.3
Stevan Dohanos
1944
Award for Careless Talk
MO 1971.76.9
Stevan Dohanos
1944
The Battle-Wise Infantryman . .
MO 2005.13.21.10.1
Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer
1944
Be Careful What You Say or Write
MO 2005.13.21.33
U.S. Government Printing Office
1944
Be Careful What You Say or Write!
MO 2005.13.21.35
U.S. Government Printing Office
1944
Be Careful What You Say or Write
MO 2005.13.21.34
U.S. Government Printing Office
1943
Don't Be a Sucker
MO 2005.13.21.43
U.S. Government Printing Office
1944
Don’t Talk About Troop Movements!
MO 2005.13.21.21.1
U.S. Government Printing Office
1943
It Will Help You Get a Job!
MO 2005.13.28.41
U.S. Government Printing Office
1945
I've Discovered This . . .
MO 2005.13.28.42
U.S. Government Printing Office
1945
Let's Talk About You!
MO 2005.13.28.43
U.S. Government Printing Office
1945
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