WWII Hand-Painted Barracks Sign for US 451st Bomb Squadron 322nd Bomb Group

This is a hand-painted barracks sign for the United States 451st Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group, 9th Air Force in Europe from World War II. The sign is a bull's-eye design in great earth tones and reads THE FIGHTIN' 451ST. Pictured at center is a gorilla dressed in a football uniform and goggles who is about to hurl a missile from atop a cloud.

Circa World War II.

Approximately 3/4" thick and 12-1/2" in diameter.

Hand-painted plywood with nails.

Wire hanger on reverse.

None.

This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. CON/LL/BJJX10 VBIEX10/10 SBIEX4/12

6+ (Fine-Very Fine): Sign has not faded significantly but the layers of plywood are somewhat warped and there some cracking on its face.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.