Content note: Ethnic slur ('Japs') in the text. This object is shown as it was published. Why
Navy Men Who Buy War Bonds Help Break the Japs (Admiral Halsey)
A charcoal-style portrait of Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. in a garrison cap sits above the line 'Navy men who buy War Bonds help break the Japs today without being broke tomorrow,' signed with his rank and name. The admiral's name vouches for the bond purchase and the enemy is named only by the slur; no figure of an enemy is drawn.
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Navy war-bond appeal, attributed to Admiral W. F. Halsey Jr.; artist signed White; no sponsor otherwise legible
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Event
- World War II
- Techniques
- TestimonialName-calling
- 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 (NARA 515048, local id 44-PA-1389), via Wikimedia Commons, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. federal work; NARA-held; Commons tag PD-USGov-Treasury)
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA 515048, 44-PA-1389)
Text on the object
Navy men who buy War Bonds help break the Japs today without being broke tomorrow. Admiral W. F. Halsey, Jr. (Artist's signature on the portrait: White) (Lower left, tiny printer's imprint: [illegible])
Capitalisation follows the printed lines.
