"My Boy Was Wounded"

1942-44 Batchelor My Boy 2.jpg

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Title

"My Boy Was Wounded"

Description

Two older men sit having a drink. One says, "My boy was wounded in the African landing." The other man, looking disappointed, replies, "Mine was wounded in this country by a street walker."

Source

National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.

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Citation

C.D. Batchelor, artist, “"My Boy Was Wounded",” Venereal Disease Visual History Archive, accessed December 8, 2024, https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/407.

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