You Can Have Silver Wings
Object numberMO 2005.13.22.13.2
Name
Poster
Artist
Anton Otto Fischer
(German-born American illustrator, 1882 - 1962)
Issuing Body
U.S. Army Recruiting Publicity Bureau
(American, founded 1919)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 38 in x W 25 in (96.5 cm x 63.5 cm )
DescriptionA color poster promoting the U.S. Air Corps Enlisted Reserve. The poster features an illustration of four Air Corps insignia “flying” in formation in a bright blue sky. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower left of the illustration: “FISCHER.” Red and black text below the illustration reads: “YOU can have SILVER WINGS / If you are 17 and less than 18 years of age you may volunteer for enlistment in the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve for future training as an Aviation Cadet with the U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES / APPLY AT ANY AVIATION CADET EXAMINING BOARD OR ANY U. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION.”
Additional small text along the bottom of the poster states: “Men employed in essential war industries or engaged in agriculture will not be accepted ★ Men interested in Naval Aviation Cadet training may obtain information at any Navy Recruiting Station. This announcement is made with the approval of the Joint Army and Navy Personnel Board.”
The poster was issued by the U.S. Army Recruiting Publicity Bureau, poster no. P-63—RPB-10-1-43-10M.
Additional DetailsAdditional small text along the bottom of the poster states: “Men employed in essential war industries or engaged in agriculture will not be accepted ★ Men interested in Naval Aviation Cadet training may obtain information at any Navy Recruiting Station. This announcement is made with the approval of the Joint Army and Navy Personnel Board.”
The poster was issued by the U.S. Army Recruiting Publicity Bureau, poster no. P-63—RPB-10-1-43-10M.
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.Collections
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