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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
He Volunteered for Submarine Service
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

He Volunteered for Submarine Service

Object numberMO 2005.13.24.13
Name Poster
Artist (American illustrator and poster artist, 1906 - 1988)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
DescriptionA color poster encouraging enlistment in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service. The poster features a large head and shoulders illustration of a young woman and a U.S. Navy sailor in his white undress uniform. The couple is embracing, each with an arm around the shoulder of the other, as the woman fingers a Submarine Combat Patrol insignia with 3 gold stars (denoting four successful patrols) pinned to the sailor’s uniform above various service ribbons. The artist’s facsimile signature is on the right side of the illustration: “Jon Whitcomb.” Below the illustration, white and black text reads: “He volunteered for SUBMARINE SERVICE.”

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944—O-566105.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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