"Forgotten Heroes" of Filipino-American Military History

[Filipino Americana]: [United States Army]:

[Three Posters Commemorating Filipino Americans Who Served in the U.S. Military].

San Francisco: Presidio Army Museum, 1985. Three photographically-illustrated posters, printed in red and black, each 20 x 16 inches. Very minor edge wear and toning. Near fine. Item #5617

A visually appealing trio of posters celebrating the military service of Filipino Americans during World War II, created for an exhibition at the Presidio Army Museum in San Francisco in the summer of 1985. The exhibition was titled, "Forgotten Heroes: An Exhibit Honoring the Filipino Americans Who Served in the United States Army 1898-1945." Each poster pictures a different unit of Filipino U.S. Army soldiers with experience in the Second World War, as follows: a group of infantry soldiers identified as part of the "Defense of Bataan and Corregidor;" eight members of Company E of the 57th U.S. Infantry, Filipino Scouts; and the four soldiers comprising the Color Guard of the 1st Filipino U.S. Infantry Regiment in 1942. The first two posters cary the same title, "Forgotten Heroes," while the latter poster is titled, "'Bahala Na!' 'Come What May!' The Story of the 1st and 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiments in the United States Army," perhaps a smaller display within the larger exhibition. No copies in OCLC, though we doubt the posters are unique, perhaps residing in larger collections of Filipino American material.

Price: $550