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title: Un Paracaidista del Ejército [An Army Paratrooper]
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-ociaa-un-paracaidista-del-ejercito-1942/
description: A colour photograph shows a US Army paratrooper with chest-pack parachute and radio, set against the large star roundel of a US aircraft.
section: Collection
---

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# Un Paracaidista del Ejército [An Army Paratrooper]

A colour photograph shows a US Army paratrooper with chest-pack parachute and radio, set against the large star roundel of a US aircraft. The national insignia behind the soldier attaches the nation's identity to the individual fighting man (transfer), and the caption reports him receiving final instructions by radio before take-off.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
UN PARACAIDISTA DEL EJÉRCITO

PARACAIDISTA

Un paracaidista del ejército de los Estados Unidos recibe sus instrucciones finales por radio antes de elevarse.

Publicado por el Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos, Commerce Department Building, Washington, D. C.
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
AN ARMY PARATROOPER

PARATROOPER

A United States Army paratrooper receives his final instructions by radio before taking off.

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

[← Paraquedista do Exército \[Army Paratrooper\]](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-ociaa-paraquedista-do-exercito-portuguese-1942/) [Un Parachutiste de l'Armée \[An Army Paratrooper\] →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-ociaa-un-parachutiste-de-larmee-french-1942/)

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