"Loose Lips Sink Ships" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	17 Dec 2020 6:13 a.m. PST
During WWII, the government commissioned propaganda posters to teach American citizens and soldiers that careless speech could endanger national security. Any American with knowledge of troop movements, military equipment, or any other information that might prove useful to the enemy was encouraged to keep quiet. To remind all Americans of their duty, the Office of War Information (OWI) commissioned artists to create propaganda posters… link
martin goddard	17 Dec 2020 7:21 a.m. PST
As a wargamer my contribution would be :- Not sure the epaulettes on the German POW guard are correct? martin
enfant perdus	17 Dec 2020 8:15 a.m. PST
I have an original of the cocker spaniel one. Never one it was so popular during the war.
79thPA	17 Dec 2020 10:05 a.m. PST
Does anyone have any idea how many ships were actually sunk by "loose lips"?
Mserafin	17 Dec 2020 10:27 a.m. PST
Look up the May Incident. A congressman disclosed secret information he'd received in a closed hearing, that the Japanese were setting their depth charges too shallow to affect US subs. Once this became public knowledge, the Japanese started setting them deeper. COMSUBPAC estimated that this piece of information cost the US 10 submarines and 800 crew.
John the OFM	17 Dec 2020 10:51 a.m. PST
So, I Googled May Incident. That congressman was a disgusting person all around.
Wolfhag	17 Dec 2020 8:42 p.m. PST
Wasn't there something about the US in WWI when they were neutral and visited by a German U-Boat? IIRC the Captain bought newspapers showing ships scheduled to sail and their cargo. After 3 days he left (Norfolk?) and while in international waters he stopped the ships sailing for Europe as US destroyers helplessly watched. Wolfhag
Bunkermeister	17 Dec 2020 10:51 p.m. PST
He represented the county in Kentucky where I live. Thank god they redistricted his legacy out. Mike Bunkermeister Creek Bunker Talk blog
Thresher01	18 Dec 2020 8:31 p.m. PST
Should have shot or hung him. A pity that sentence for treason seems to be no longer fashionable.
Murvihill	19 Dec 2020 9:07 a.m. PST
Congressmen by virtue of being elected are assumed to have the full faith and trust of the American people and are given full access to all classified material. I believe the house and senate have administrative measures they take to self-regulate, like not assigning blabbermouths to intelligence or defense committees. They probably make as many mistakes as everybody else.