Dont Let Him Down MacArthur

Dont Let Him Down MacArthur Political Busy Beaver Button Museum
Category
Political
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Dont Let Him Down MacArthur back Political Busy Beaver Button Museum
Sub Categories
Photographs
Illustrations
Text on Button DON'T LET HIM DOWN GENERAL MACARTHUR
Image Description

Sepia photograph of Gen. MacArthur in center. White text on alternate red and blue background surround center.
Back Paper / Back Info

THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. BUTTONS, BADGES, NOVELTIES AND SIGNS NEWARK N.J.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
7/8 inch
The Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Additional Information

An impressively long and successful career in the United States military coupled with the bravery and loyalty demonstrated in Bataan during World War 2 led for Americans to rally behind General Douglas MacArthur for the Republican candidate for presidency against Roosevelt. Signs and other campaign items began appearing in 1942, just after MacArthur and his family were airlifted out of the Japanese attack on Bataan in the Philippines.
Sources

Zimmerman, M. (Producer), Jackson, S. (Producer), Weaver, F. (Narrator), & Horan, D. (Director). (2008). Douglas MacArthur: The return of a legend [Motion Picture]. United States: A&E Television Networks.
Catalog ID PO1114