The Sept 2, 1945 issue of Winchester Life celebrates the company’s contribution to the smoke “curtains” hung to protect troops during major battles in Europe, and those looming if Japan were invaded; the writer didn’t know Japan would surrender within 24 hours. Welcome to This Day In Invisible Cloak History, as Allan Appel and Jason Bischoff-Wurstle of the New Haven Museum mark the war effort of the employees of Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
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