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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.
The Battle-Wise Infantryman . .
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The Battle-Wise Infantryman . .

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.10.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American painter, 1897 - 1982)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1907 - 1986)
Issuing Body (American, 1789 - 1947)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/4 in (50.8 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustrated head and shoulders portrait of a uniformed soldier, head facing forward, holding a rifle with bayonet. The artist's facsimile signature is along the bottom of the illustration: SCHLAIKJER 1944. White text at the top of the image, and white text on a red background below the image, reads: The battle-wise / Infantryman . . / . . is CAREFUL / of what he says or writes. Small black text printed along the bottom edge of the poster reads: W.D., A.G.O. "Infantryman" 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-1944-O-602442.
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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