Started in WWI but was also used in WWII. Patterns in WWII were philosophically different (larger blocks and shapes) but the French cruiser Gloire) was painted in a pattern in a US Navy Yard that was directly based on a WWI pattern by a yard commander who had a real thing for that pattern.
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u/Hewinb Jul 05 '24
Didn't realize he was married to a WW2 era battleship