Original U.S. WWII Venereal Disease Awareness Poster - Take Care VD - U.S. Civil Censorship Germany Stamp - 16¼ x 22½” Sterling SMG The side is actually marked

The side is actually marked with a Japanese date: 12 六 十 昭

with crisp lands and grooves and a partly bright finish

and is shorter than it should be

It begins January 1st 1945 with KHARTOUM EGYPT

and the muzzle is a bit deformed due to damage from storage

Original U.S. WWII Venereal Disease Awareness Poster - Take Care VD - U.S. Civil Censorship Germany Stamp - 16¼ x 22½” Sterling SMG The side is actually markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. A 1946 Franz O. Schiffers health poster warning soldiers overseas of the consequences of venereal disease. The poster features an American soldier running from a storm with VD coming from the clouds. The bottom reads TAKE CARE. At the end of the war, the risk to soldiers became even greater, because any soldier with VD could not be sent home until they were cured, so, if they caught VD, they risked having to make