Save gas to win the war sooner
Four-panel fuel-conservation sheet: a title panel 'Save gas to win the war sooner' and three drawings of U.S. Army soldiers directing a truck, driving, and handling stacked fuel cans, each with a numbered instruction. The soldiers are shown as ordinary working servicemen giving practical tips, the plain-folks pattern; the war aim in the title is stated without figures.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1945
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army, Save Conservation Program
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- War and the military, 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. Army. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1673 (NAID 515341).
Text on the object
SAVE GAS to win the war sooner 1. MAKE EVERY MILE COUNT Take the shortest route and a full load. 2. WATCH YOUR SPEED The faster you drive the less mileage you get on a gallon. 3. TAKE CARE OF CONTAINERS They come in handy as gas reserves and dispensers. Don't lose them! [imprint: U.S. ARMY SAVE CONSERVATION PROGRAM] [imprint: ARMY CONSERVATION PROJECT NO. 138-O-44] [imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945-O-629131]
