Missing in action: Somebody talked, V-Homes are careful
Billboard design sheet: a woman in a red dress lies with her head on her arms at a table, a crumpled handkerchief in her fist and an opened envelope beside her. A banner reads Missing in action, and a panel beside her reads Somebody talked, V-Homes are careful. The fear-appeal ties a family's loss to careless talk by civilians.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Outdoor Advertising billboard sheet, "This is a V Home" campaign; artist Hayden Hayden
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- Themes
- Home front, Security and surveillance
- 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)
Outdoor Advertising billboard sheet, "This is a V Home" campaign; artist Hayden Hayden. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1361 (NAID 515015).
Text on the object
...MISSING IN ACTION... SOMEBODY TALKED V-HOMES ARE CAREFUL THIS IS A V HOME [envelope: [illegible]] [signature:] HAYDEN HAYDEN Outdoor Advertising [imprint:] LITHO. IN U.S.A.
