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UCLA members of the "Veterans of Future Wars," a satirical college group begun at Princeton. April 7, 1936.

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Members UCLA's "post" of the "Veterans of Future Wars," dressed in World War I-era military uniforms, mug for the camera.The "Veterans of Future Wars" was a satirical organization begun by students at Princeton University. The group formed after the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans, many of whom had become unemployed since the beginning of the Great Depression, successfully lobbied Congress to pay them the full value of their military bonuses, the sum total of which was $3.6 billion dollars, to be paid out in 1945. The Veterans of Future Wars claimed that they were likely to fight and perhaps die in the wars the United States would fight over the next 30 years, and as such should be paid their military bonuses while they were still alive to spend them. The organization became quite popular on college campuses in 1936, attracting conservative students who opposed the fiscal policies of FDR's administration, and leftist and pacifist students who saw the organization as a statement against war itself. By June of 1936, the group boasted 50,000 students on 584 campuses. The organization disbanded in April of 1937.Ironically, many of the students who belonged to the Veterans of Future Wars would serve in World War II, including all but one of its founding members at Princeton.
Date:
April 7, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
UCLA members of the "Veterans of Future Wars," a satirical college group begun at Princeton. April 7, 1936.

UCLA members of the "Veterans of Future Wars," a satirical college group begun at Princeton. April 7, 1936.

Description:
UCLA's "post" of the "Veterans of Future Wars," a satirical organization begun by students at Princeton University. The group formed after the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans, many of whom had become unemployed since the beginning of the Great Depression, successfully lobbied Congress to pay them the full value of their military bonuses, the sum total of which was $3.6 billion dollars, to be paid out in 1945. The Veterans of Future Wars claimed that they were likely to fight and perhaps die in the wars the United States would fight over the next 30 years, and as such should be paid their military bonuses while they were still alive to spend them. The organization became quite popular on college campuses in 1936, attracting conservative students who opposed the fiscal policies of FDR's administration, and leftist and pacifist students who saw the organization as a statement against war itself. By June of 1936, the group boasted 50,000 students on 584 campuses. The organization disbanded in April of 1937.Ironically, many of the students who belonged to the Veterans of Future Wars would serve in World War II, including all but one of its founding members at Princeton.
Date:
April 7, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
UCLA members of the "Veterans of Future Wars," a satirical college group begun at Princeton. April 7, 1936.

Soldier feeding a puppy from a baby bottle during the Army-Navy maneuvers off the coast of Southern California in late 1946

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Soldier feeds a puppy from a baby bottle during the Army-Navy Maneuvers that took place off the coast of Southern California at the end of 1946. The goal of the war games was to practice two maneuvers: Operation Mountain Goat, an amphibious landing designed to dislodge "enemy" troops, and Operation Oilskin, a landing to cut off "enemy" communications. The Army, Navy, and Marine Corps aircrafts participated in the exercise.
Date:
November and December 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Soldier feeding a puppy from a baby bottle during the Army-Navy maneuvers off the coast of Southern California in late 1946

George Roberts fills out paperwork to purchase the first truck sold at the War Assets Administration's surplus sale, Port Hueneme, May 1946

Description:
George Roberts fills out paperwork with the California Vehicle License Bureau to purchase the first truck sold at the War Assets Administration's surplus truck and trailer sale at Port Hueneme. The sale was open to veterans only and included 5499 vehicles valued at about $14,000,000 total.
Date:
between May 20 and May 26, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
George Roberts fills out paperwork to purchase the first truck sold at the War Assets Administration's surplus sale, Port Hueneme, May 1946

Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Description:
Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, called the “deadliest and most efficient rifle in the world.” The Garand rifle went on display in Los Angeles as part of National Defense week. The rifle, which fires 54 rounds per minute compared to its predecessor’s 10 rounds per minute, is named after its inventor, John C. Garand.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Disassembled version of the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Description:
Disassembled version of the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, called the “deadliest and most efficient rifle in the world.” The Garand rifle went on display in Los Angeles as part of National Defense week. The rifle, which fires 54 rounds per minute compared to its predecessor’s 10 rounds per minute, is named after its inventor, John C. Garand.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Disassembled version of the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Sailor taking a bite of ice cream during the Army-Navy maneuvers that took place off the coast of Southern California in late 1946

Description:
Navy sailor taking a bite of ice cream during the Army-Navy Maneuvers that took place off the coast of Southern California at the end of 1946. The goal of the war games was to practice two maneuvers: Operation Mountain Goat, an amphibious landing designed to dislodge "enemy" troops, and Operation Oilskin, a landing to cut off "enemy" communications. The Army, Navy, and Marine Corps aircrafts participated in the exercise.
Date:
November and December 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Sailor taking a bite of ice cream during the Army-Navy maneuvers that took place off the coast of Southern California in late 1946