Every man in this Allied Command... (Eisenhower tribute to the Merchant Marine)
Text-only poster quoting General Eisenhower in praise of Merchant Marine officers and men, over a pale-green pattern of cargo ships. It credits their loyalty, courage and devotion to duty and says no organization will share victory's credit more deservedly. A senior commander's signed praise (testimonial) in general virtue words; no image beyond the ship pattern.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force (quotation); U.S. Government Printing Office
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- 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)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force (quotation); U.S. Government Printing Office. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-737 (NAID 514225).
Text on the object
“EVERY MAN in this Allied Command is quick to express his admi- ration for the loyalty, courage, and for- titude of the officers and men of the Merchant Marine. We count upon their efficiency and their utter devotion to duty as we do our own; they have never failed us yet and in all the strug- gles yet to come we know that they will never be deterred by any danger, hardship, or privation. When final victory is ours there is no organization that will share its credit more deservedly than the Merchant Marine.” [signature:] Dwight D. Eisenhower GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER [imprint:] U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944 O—602921
