Paraquedista do Exército [Army Paratrooper]

A colour photograph shows a US Army paratrooper in helmet and harness, a radio at his ear, standing before the star-and-bar national insignia of an aircraft. The insignia fills the frame behind him, so the national symbol's authority attaches to the individual soldier (transfer).

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Transfer

Date

1942

Period

Second World War

Made by

Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (Coordenador dos Assuntos Interamericanos), Commerce Department Building, Washington, D.C.

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

State

Regime

Roosevelt Administration

Leader

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Audience

Foreign public

Purpose

Reassure

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 Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026

Rights

Public domain (US federal government work; Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs imprint)
Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44.

PARAQUEDISTA DO EXÉRCITO

PARAQUEDISTA

Um paraquedista do exército dos Estados Unidos recebe
as suas instruções finais pelo rádio antes de subir ao avião.

Publicado pelo Coordenador dos Assuntos Interamericanos, Commerce Department Building, Washington, D. C.

ARMY PARATROOPER

PARATROOPER

A United States Army paratrooper receives his final instructions by radio before boarding the aircraft.

Published by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Commerce Department Building, Washington, D.C.