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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.
What Is My Rank
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

What Is My Rank

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.23.12
Object Type Poster
Artist
Issuing Body (American, founded 1907)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 11 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster illustrating U.S. Marines officers' insignia of rank, as well as chevrons and indicators of pay. At the top of the poster, on a gray background, is a red, white, and blue banner with gray lettering that reads, "WHAT IS MY RANK? topped by the Marine Corps emblem. At the bottom of the poster are the words: U.S. MARINES. At the center of the poster, on four blue horizontal rows, are illustrations of 14 "COMMISSIONED OFFICER'S INSIGNIA OF RANK," and 9 "NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS' CHEVRONS AND PAY." Each one is identified below the image. The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the artwork: F. S. Thomas.

Produced by the Marine Corps Publicity Bureau (MCPB), poster no. 97154 2-3-42 20M., 433 PB.
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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