Figure 1.--Boy Scouts helped with the War Bond drives in variou ways. Thus Scout is helping pass out fliers. The caption read, "First 'Boy Scout Poster' Presented at City Hall New York City: First of the 52,000 Third War Bond posters to be distributed throughoutNew York City, Septenber 4 by 5,000 Boy Scouts, gies to Acting MayorNewbold Morris at City Hall. Frank Conley, 12, First Class Boy Scout of Troop 613, N.Y.C., presents the poster as one of the Government Dispatch Bearers/ Secreatry of the Treasury Morgenthau has authorized the Boy Scouts of America to distribute thousands of these posters throughout the nation, tomorow." The photograph was dated September 3, 1943. Note the poster illustration showing American airborn troops. The Germans introduced airborn operations to combat (1940), but after Creete (1941) hesitated to use them. Based on the German example, the U.S. Army developed airborn divisions. They were first used in Sicily (1943), a few months before this photograph was taken. And while hit by friendly fire, played a key role in the success of American landings. They would go on to play an even more important role in Normandy (1944). |
