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title: Honorable Discharge. Oh Boy! That's Sure Worth Working For
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/honorable-discharge-oh-boy-worth-working-for-1917/
description: A grinning soldier in a campaign hat holds up a sheet marked 'Honorable Discharge' beneath the slogan 'Oh Boy! That's sure worth working for'.
section: Collection
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[![Honorable Discharge. Oh Boy! That's Sure Worth Working For, 1917 US poster: A grinning soldier in a campaign hat holds up](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/honorable-discharge-oh-boy-worth-working-for-1917.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/honorable-discharge-oh-boy-worth-working-for-1917.jpg)

# Honorable Discharge. Oh Boy! That's Sure Worth Working For

A grinning soldier in a campaign hat holds up a sheet marked 'Honorable Discharge' beneath the slogan 'Oh Boy! That's sure worth working for'. The poster uses a cheerful, slangy everyday soldier and a concrete reward to present diligence in service as its own payoff.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

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

```
HONORABLE
DISCHARGE

OH BOY!
That's sure worth working for

G.G.
```

'G.G.' at lower right is the artist's monogram.

[← Hit the Bull's Eye! These Are Volunteers. Are You One of Them?](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/hit-the-bulls-eye-these-are-volunteers-1917/) [The House Manager (Issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Food Administration) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/house-manager-massachusetts-board-of-food-administration-1917/)

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