Topic: Recruitment (Posters)
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The various branches of service in the US military each dedicated significant resources to recruitment appeals. As the pool of available male recruits began to thin during the war, the military’s attention shifted to women. They would fill many of the stateside roles that had been left vacant as men increasingly embarked for war zones. Regardless of their target audience, however, recruitment posters generally romanticized the military, using attractive models and dramatic backdrops to capture the attention of potential enlistees.
Want Action?
Title: Want Action?
Year: 1942
Artist: James Montgomery Flagg
Published: US Marine Corps
I Want You
Title: I Want You
Year: 1941 [orig. 1916]
Artist: James Montgomery Flagg
Published: US Army
Woman’s Place in War
Title: Woman’s Place in War
Year: 1944
Artist: Michael Ramus
Published: US Army
Be a Marine
Title: Be a Marine
Year: 1943
Artist: unknown
Published: US Marine Corps, Office of War Information
Make a Date With Uncle Sam
Title: Make a Date With Uncle Sam
Year: 1944
Artist: Bradshaw Crandell
Published: US Coast Guard
He Volunteered for Submarine Service
Title: He Volunteered for Submarine Service
Year: 1944
Artist: Jon Whitcomb
Published: US Navy
Nurses Are Needed Now!
Title: Nurses Are Needed Now!
Year: 1944
Artist: Stu L. Savage
Published: US Army
Become a Nurse
Title: Become a Nurse
Year: 1942
Artist: unknown
Published: Office of War Information
We Clear the Way
Title: We Clear the Way
Year: 1942
Artist: Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer
Published: War Department
