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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.
Be a Marine . . . Free a Marine to Fight
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Be a Marine . . . Free a Marine to Fight

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.7.2
Object Type Poster
Possible Maker (American company, founded 1928)
Date1943
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring the image of a woman wearing a Marine Corps Women's Reserve uniform. Behind her can be seen Marines charging into battle. Red and black text below the images reads: BE A MARINE… / Free a Marine to fight / U.S. MARINE CORPS WOMEN'S RESERVE. Additional small text running along the bottom reads: 1•28•43 REQ'N 4421 25 M / LITHO. IN U.S.A.

The poster has a cardboard easel back.

2) A postage label to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library from the Navy Department accompanies the poster.
Historical NoteThe Marine Corps Women’s Reserve was formed in February 1943. Approximately 23,000 women served in the Marine Corps during the war.
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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