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Bowman Gum Company Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 46. Fighting Marine

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09627.46 Author/Creator: Bowman Gum Company Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Trading card Date: 1951 Pagination: 1 collecting card Height: 6 cm, Width: 8 cm Order a Copy

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "46. Fighting Marine" depicting a portrait of Oliver P. Smith wearing a camaflouged helmet while battle ensues ashore. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative describing General Oliver P. Smith commanding the First Marine Division to march towards Hungnam on December 1950. Text also mentions his education and military history.

Smith, Oliver P., 1893-1977

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