John Hiestand Collection, 1942-1945

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John Hiestand Collection, 1942-1945

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Letters, conference proceedings, transcripts of radio broadcasts, propaganda leaflets, and printed matter, relating primarily to the work of the United States Office of War Information and the United States Army Psychological Warfare Branch in the Southwest Pacific, 1944-1945.

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Hoover Institution Archives

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Hoover Institution Archives

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United States. Office of War Information

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Hiestand, John, collector

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United States. Army. Forces, Pacific. Psychological Warfare Branch

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The Psychological Warfare Branch of the United States Armed Forces was a military unit that created and distributed propaganda during the Second World War. The Southwest Pacific office, which was located in Australia, dealt with the Phillippines, Japan, Southeast Asia and other nearby areas. They printed millions of propaganda leaflets and had them air-dropped into conflict zones. Many of the leaflets targeted Japanese readers, though some were created for other local civilian popul...