Japanese soldiers in World War II shouted “to hell with Babe Ruth!” as he was seen as a symbol of American patriotism. Babe Ruth had previously gone on a goodwill tour of Japan as part of the American baseball All-Stars team.
Professional baseball player Babe Ruth was a celebrity who was part of a Japanese war cry in World War II. According to reports from 1944, Japanese soldiers fighting in the South Pacific were said to be shouting “to hell with Babe Ruth!” A decade earlier, Babe Ruth went on a goodwill tour of Japan as part of the American baseball All-Stars team. After the Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in 1941, this led to the United States declaring war on Japan. Babe Ruth became a spokesperson for the war effort against the Japanese, including radio commercials, print ads, and other public appearances, and was seen as a symbol of American patriotism hated by the Japanese.
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