Original U.S. WWII Venereal Disease Awareness Poster - Almost! VD - Civil Censor Stamp - 22½ x 15½” Spanish Militaria which is two serpents entwined

which is two serpents entwined on the staff of Mercury

as they were the most common component to need replacement aside from the barrel wedge

Painted a vivid red and having a notorious reputation of being dangerous when found in an unexploded condition they were nicknamed "Red Devils" by the British during the 1941-42 desert campaigns

The nine direct hits she had received resulted in 15 men dead and 57 wounded

The underside of the rim is stamped ZC very faintly with no batch number visible

Original U.S. WWII Venereal Disease Awareness Poster - Almost! VD - Civil Censor Stamp - 22½ x 15½” Spanish Militaria which is two serpents entwinedOriginal 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 at the docks with his foot locker and other belongings being blocked by a large hand labeled VD as he watches a ship with his fellow soldiers headed home. At the end of the war, the risk to soldiers became even greater, because any soldier with VD could not be sent home