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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.
Warning to Men With Former Service
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Warning to Men With Former Service

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.28.31
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1919)
Dateca. 1941
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 1/8 in x W 25 1/8 in (71.4 cm x 63.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white poster with the heading, "WARNING TO MEN WITH FORMER SERVICE.” At the center of the poster is a box with a reproduction of a fingerprint card. Text above and below reads: DO NOT HIDE ANY OF YOUR FORMER DISCHARGES OR PRIOR SERVICE FROM THE RECRUITING OFFICER. YOUR FINGER PRINTS WILL BE SENT TO THE WAR SEPARTMENT AND COMPARED WITH YOUR FINGER PRINTS MADE ON OTHER ENLISTMENTS. YOU CANNOT ‘FRAUD UP’ WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT AND PROBABLY PUNISHED. / TELL THE RECRUITING OFFICER THE TRUTH. IF YOUR CASE IS WORTHY HE WILL APPLY TO THE ADJUTANT GENERAL FOR SPECIAL AUTHORITY TO REENLIST YOU."

Additional small text at the bottom reads: RECRUITING PUBLICITY BUREAU, GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK—2-2-31—3,000.
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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