WWII \"Fire Away\" In Memory USS Dorado \"Buy Extra War Bonds\" 5th War Loan Poster For Sale

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WWII \"Fire Away\" In Memory USS Dorado \"Buy Extra War Bonds\" 5th War Loan Poster:
$249.99

Georges Schreiber (1904-1977) commemorates the sinking of the USS Dorado submarine in this 1944 War Bonds poster entitled, Fire Away, for the Fifth War Loan. Schreiber sailed aboard the ship in the summer of 1943 and had a personal connection to the tragedy. This is the larger size version of this poster.
USS Dorado (SS-248) was a Gato-class submarine. Her keel was laid down on 27 August 1942 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut and was commissioned on 28 August 1943 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Earle Caffrey Schneider. The USS Dorado sailed for the Panama Canal for use in the East Asia war effort. The submarine was sunk off the coast of Cuba due to a minefield left by a German-Nazi U Boat.
Belgian-born Schreiber was employed by the US Army and Navy during WWII to document scenes from the war alongside his colleague and friend, Thomas Hart Benton. He is highly regarded for his paintings from the American Scene movement. His works are part of many important musuem collections around the world.
This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This measures20\" x 28\" - 51cm x 71cm