Cold facts: wise GI's winterize
Army poster for vehicle crews: a clenched fist grips War Department technical bulletins under the icy headline 'Cold Facts', with a stack of bulletins and a grinning helmeted soldier at lower left. Text lists the manuals to consult and cold-weather maintenance steps, closing with 'Wise GI's Winterize'.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army, Army Conservation Program (Save), artist Chalfonte
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- 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. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-587 (NAID 514067).
Text on the object
COLD FACTS *TB ORD 126 WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL BULLETIN COLD WEATHER LUBRICATION AND SERVICE OF COMBAT AND TRANSPORT [partly hidden] War Department, [partly hidden] [bulletin covers at lower left:] *SB 9-16 WAR DEPARTMENT SUPPLY BULLETIN GENERAL SUPPLY: WINTERIZATION EQUIPMENT FOR AUTOMOTIVE MATERIEL; WAR DEPARTMENT LUBRICATION ORDER CAR, 5-PASS. LIGHT SEDAN, 4-DOOR; *TB ORD 67 WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL BULLETIN STORAGE BATTERIES; RESTRICTED TM 9-801 WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL MANUAL TRUCK, 2½ TON, 6x6, GMC CCKW-352 & 353 [remaining small print illegible] You can win against winter if you pay attention to the special cold-weather operating instructions for vehicles, TB ORD 126, Cold Weather Lubrication and Service of Combat and Transport Matériel, 19 July 1944. Consult War Department Supply Bulletin SB 9-16, 2 March 1944, for authorized winterization equipment for automotive matériel. Requisition winter grade lubricants early and use them strictly in accordance with your War Department Lubrication Order. Keep your storage battery fully charged and maintained according to instructions in TB ORD 67, Storage Batteries, 18 March 1944. Perform regular and special preventive maintenance services according to instructions in the technical manual for your equipment. To keep radiator filled, never add straight water. Add temperature-tested mixture of compound, antifreeze, and water. Leave room for expansion so coolant won't overflow and be wasted. Play safe—make sure your vehicle has antifreeze protection—test it yourself—test it frequently! Wise GI's Winterize [signature: chalfonte] U.S. ARMY SAVE CONSERVATION PROGRAM ARMY CONSERVATION PROJECT NO. 110-O-17 [imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O—604220]
