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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.
Guide the Fighter Planes
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Guide the Fighter Planes

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.19.3
Object Type Poster
Issuing Body (American, founded 1919)
Date1942
Mediumcardstock
Dimensionsoverall H 28 3/8 in x W 20 in (72.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionColor poster featuring an image of a man, wearing a Civilian Defense armband, watching planes fly by overhead and reporting into a phone in his hand. At the bottom of the poster, within an orange block, is white text reading: JOIN THE ARMY AIR FORCES / GROUND OBSERVER CORPS / FIRST FIGHTER COMMAND / Volunteer at your location Civilian Defense Office! Recruiting Publicity Bureau, United States Army P-43-X-1FC-1-RPB-10-5-42-100M.
Historical NoteThousands of civilians volunteered to serve in the Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps. They manned observation posts along the nation’s coastline watching for German or Japanese aircraft.
Additional Details
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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