Since 1775 the U.S. Marine Corps has answered the call to arms and fought gallantly in every war. Join the Marines
Marine Corps recruiting poster in a wide format: three red drums with gold emblems (a coiled snake with 'Don't tread on me', the globe and anchor, a pine tree) played by white-gloved hands on a blue field. Text gives the Corps' service since 1775 and ends 'Join the Marines.' The tell is transfer of Revolutionary-era symbols and history onto a present enlistment call.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Marine Corps; artist F. S. Thomas
- 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. Marine Corps. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1753 (NAID 515425).
Text on the object
Since 1775 THE U. S. MARINE CORPS HAS ANSWERED THE CALL TO ARMS AND FOUGHT GALLANTLY IN EVERY WAR * * * * JOIN THE MARINES [on drum:] DON'T TREAD ON ME [signature:] F S Thomas [imprint:] MCPS 105985 9-22-42 20M 47 PB
