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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.
We Caught Hell!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

We Caught Hell!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.23.3
Object Type Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1899 - 1987)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1907 - 1986)
Maker (American, 1789 - 1947)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 22 in x W 14 in (55.9 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of an American soldier carrying a fallen comrade over his shoulders and holding a rifle in his left hand. In the background is a fiery scene strewn with rubble. Yellow and white text across the top of the image reads: WE CAUGHT HELL! / -someone must have talked. At the bottom of the poster is a wide white band with red text that states: ★ SILENCE MEANS SECURITY ★. Small black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: W.D., A.G.O. "Hell" Security Poster. Additional copies may be requisitioned as prescribed in AR 310-200, 1 May 1943, as changed by Changes No. 2, 15 September 1943.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-567940.
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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