Enlist in the Waves, Release a Man to Fight at Sea

Enlist in the Waves, Release a Man to Fight at Sea

United States. -- Naval Reserve. -- Women's Reserve

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

World War, 1939-1945--Posters

This colored World War II-era poster was used as a recruitment tool for the Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES), or the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve. The white woman, wearing her Navy uniform, is saluting in a show of patriotism, and the subheading, "Release a Man to Fight at Sea" brings forth a sense of duty.

Office for Emergency Management.

Office of War Information.

Domestic Operations Branch.

Bureau of Special Services.

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library

1941-1945

Uploaded to Omeka by Kaitlin Sundberg, November 27, 2016.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

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