The United States Navy needs young patriotic Americans to man its expanding fleet
Navy recruiting poster: a dark scroll panel with the call for 'young patriotic Americans' sits over formations of aircraft in the sky and a line of warships at sea, with a blank panel at the foot. The word 'patriotic' is the appeal (glittering generalities), and the massed fleet suggests an expanding force to join (bandwagon).
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Navy (artist: Matt Murphey, USN)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Theme
- War and the military
- 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. Navy. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-28 (NAID 513523).
Text on the object
The United States NAVY needs young patriotic Americans to man its expanding Fleet Opportunities are offered for service in every branch Apply now! [signature:] Matt Murphey USN [imprint:] NRB-26171-10-1-40-10M (small print, digits uncertain)
