Original U.S. WWII War Production Board Conservation Division “Scrap Going To War” Sign - 39" x 26 1/2" New Items inducted into Federal service 16

inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at home stations

The strategic importance of Okinawa was that it provided a fleet anchorage

To seal the bargain

as well as the name P/O J

The rear sight is riveted to the barrel

Original U.S. WWII War Production Board Conservation Division “Scrap Going To War” Sign - 39" x 26 1/2" New Items inducted into Federal service 16Original Item: Only One Available. The WPB and the nation's factories effected a great turnaround. Military aircraft production, which totaled 6,000 in 1940, jumped to 85,000 in 1943. Factories that made silk ribbons now produced parachutes, automobile factories built tanks, typewriter companies converted to rifles, undergarment manufacturers sewed mosquito netting, and a rollercoaster manufacturer converted to the production of bomber repair