Original color 28 x 40 poster of the five Sullivan Brothers, issued in 1943 by the US Government Printing Office, OWI Poster #42. Poster features an image of the brothers with, “The five Sullivan brothers ‘missing in action’ off the Solomons. They did their part.” Poster has been professionally linen-backed to a slightly larger size. In fine condition, with previous intersecting storage folds. Rolled. It was the death of all five brothers during the war in the Pacific that inspired the film Saving Private Ryan. The tragedy was also responsible for the military regulation that only a certain number of family members can serve in combat at the same time. RR Auction COA.
