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title: I urge all Navy personnel to 'Save Today for Tomorrow'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/save-today-for-tomorrow-nimitz-navy-war-bond-allotment-1945/
description: 'Navy bond allotment poster: a portrait of Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz on a yellow ground with his quoted request ''I urge all Navy personnel to "Save Today'
section: Collection
---

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[![I urge all Navy personnel to 'Save Today for Tomorrow', 1945 US poster: Navy bond allotment poster](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/save-today-for-tomorrow-nimitz-navy-war-bond-allotment-1945.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/save-today-for-tomorrow-nimitz-navy-war-bond-allotment-1945.jpg)

# I urge all Navy personnel to 'Save Today for Tomorrow'

Navy bond allotment poster: a portrait of Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz on a yellow ground with his quoted request 'I urge all Navy personnel to "Save Today for Tomorrow."' The named senior officer's face and rank carry the appeal to sailors, a testimonial.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/)

## Text on the object

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

```
I urge all Navy personnel to
"Save Today for Tomorrow."
Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz
NAVY WAR BOND ALLOTMENT PROGRAM
[signature:] White
[imprint:] GPO 636288
[imprint:] NAVEXOS-P-93
```

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