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title: Men of Valor - They Fight for You (Merchant Navy)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-men-of-valor-merchant-navy-rogers-1942/
description: A helmeted figure in the foreground and a gunner behind him fire at a German aircraft over a convoy, above a Merchant Navy badge and a text naming Capt.
section: Collection
---

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# Men of Valor - They Fight for You (Merchant Navy)

A helmeted figure in the foreground and a gunner behind him fire at a German aircraft over a convoy, above a Merchant Navy badge and a text naming Capt. Fred S. Slocombe and the icebreaker Montcalm. The tell is the named-individual account of a three-day battle and the heroic labels 'Men of valor' and 'heroic crew'.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
MEN of VALOR
They fight for you

MERCHANT NAVY——Fourth Arm of the Service.

Outfighting submarines and dive bombers in a three day battle, Capt. Fred S. Slocombe, M.B.E., and his heroic crew succeeded in delivering the icebreaker MONTCALM to Murmansk as a gift from Canada to the U.S.S.R.

ISSUED BY WARTIME INFORMATION BOARD, OTTAWA. PRINTED IN CANADA WIB-5E
```

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