Vintage WWII Camp Shanks Fire Dept. Hand-Painted Equipment Award, 1944-1947 File Cabinets Cord entering fan has slight

Cord entering fan has slight fraying of the cloth but no exposed wire

Crack in the wood on one stretcher but intact

the family moved to Los Angeles

The submarine body is wood with metal fin

Composed of a spun metal blue orb with black slated land masses outlined in yellow

Vintage WWII Camp Shanks Fire Dept. Hand-Painted Equipment Award, 1944-1947 File Cabinets Cord entering fan has slightABOUT An original signed and hand painted wooden Camp Shanks Fire Department Equipment Award sign, spanning the years 1944 to 1947. Camp Shanks, located in Orangeburg, NY, was the largest World War II US Army embarkation camp on the East Coast, famously nicknamed "Last Stop USA." Millions of soldiers passed through it before deploying to Europe. This piece honors the base's internal fire department and tracks monthly efficiency or equipment