General George C. Marshall says
Photographic portrait of General George C. Marshall, four-star Chief of Staff, under a quoted request to buy War Bonds through the payroll plan. Below, a reply in the voice of workers says 'we are regularly investing at least 10% of our pay'. The quote is a testimonial from a named officer; the reply presents others as already taking part.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Treasury Department, War Finance Division (U.S. Government Printing Office)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Themes
- Economy and finance, 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)
U.S. Government Printing Office. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-854 (NAID 514348).
Text on the object
GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL says— "We must do our part at home as the soldier does his overseas, and we must do it to the full as does the soldier who lays down his life. Buy your share of War Bonds through the Uniform Pay Roll Savings Plan." ★ ★ ★ ★ Chief of Staff, Army of the United States Yes sir, General, we are regularly investing at least 10% of our pay in UNITED STATES WAR SAVINGS BONDS THROUGH THE VOLUNTARY PAY ROLL SAVINGS PLAN [imprint: ☆ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943—O—525575]
