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Four Colorful Pillow Covers – Souvenirs from U.S. Army Soldiers during World War II - ”Sweetheart Pillow Covers” – Four Colorful Souvenir Pillow Covers from U.S. Army Soldiers during World War II. Fort Riley, Kansas; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Four decorative pillow covers made of silk-like fabric / satin, printed in vivid colors and bordered with fringe. Covers of this type were sent by soldiers stationed at U.S. Army bases as souvenirs to family members – mothers, sisters, and wives. Two of the covers are associated with Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, an important U.S. Army testing and training center for ordnance. One bears the large inscription UNITED STATES ARMY – ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD, the emblem of the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, and surrounding battle scenes depicting infantrymen, artillery, a tank, aircraft, and military vehicles. At the center is a short poem dedicated to friendship. The second cover features the emblem of the United States and the inscription U.S. ARMY – ABERDEEN, MD., alongside aircraft, tanks, artillery, and a soldier in combat; at the center is a poem dedicated to “Sister” – the soldier’s sister, for whom the souvenir was intended. Another cover bears the inscription FORT RILEY – KANSAS and the emblem of the U.S. Fifth Army. Surrounding a poem dedicated to “Mother” are sites associated with Fort Riley and its vicinity: Patton Hall, the chapel, Camp Funston Memorial, the Ogden Monument, and the First Territorial Capitol of Kansas. The fourth cover is likewise dedicated to the U.S. Army and to the soldier’s sister. It features the poem “Sister – Of all the girls I ever knew...” surrounded by colorful scenes of aircraft, artillery, tanks, and soldiers, with the inscription ABERDEEN, MD. at the bottom. Four printed pillow covers with decorative fringe along the edges. Identical size: 50 × 50 cm. Overall condition: good. Fold marks and signs of use.