All soldiers can't be in the infantry - but
Army poster for serving soldiers: a painted infantryman with bayoneted rifle strides in front of a globe, with three campaign ribbons floating beside him. Small print says soldiers aged 18 to 32 may apply to transfer to the infantry. The technique is faint; the ribbons and globe attach the honour of combat service to the transfer offer (transfer).
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army (War Department), artist Steele Savage
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army (War Department). National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-30 (NAID 513524).
Text on the object
ALL SOLDIERS can't be in the INFANTRY-but Soldiers in the United States, between the ages of 18 and 32, may apply for transfer to the Infantry. This privilege is provided by War Department Circulars 262 and 278, 1944. Ask your Commanding Officer. [signature: Steele Savage] [imprint: illegible]
