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Images
Metadata
Title |
"Become a Naval Officer" World War II Recruitment Poster, 1942 |
Object Name |
Poster |
Scope & Content |
"Become a Naval Officer" World War II Recruitment Poster, 1942. 42 x 28 poster with a white background. The top half is occupied by a black and white realistic shaded drawing of a naval officer in profile wearing a cap and holding a pair of binoculars. Behind him is some ship rigging, several bomber planes flying in formation, and three shirtless men with helmets operating an unidentifiable piece of machinery. Directly below the picture, in black, is written "MCCLELLAND BARCLAY - USNR". Above the picture in dark blue text is printed "FRESHMEN! SOPHOMORES!" and below the picture, in alternating red and dark blue print, is "NOW you can stay in / college and become a / NAVAL OFFICER / SEE YOUR DEAN OR NEAREST NAVY RECRUITING STATION FOR FULL DETAILS". Fine print at bottom center reads "NRB - 32123 - 4-6-42 - 20M". |
Date |
1942 |
Creator |
United States War Production Board |
Catalog Number |
1982.181.006 |
Extent of Description |
1-Poster 42 x 28 |
Collection |
Archival Collection |
Notes |
McClelland Barclay was an illustrator whose work was published in a variety of popular publications including the Saturday Evening Post. He served with the Navy during WWII producing illustrations for many war posters. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClelland_Barclay 03/02/2018] "The V-12 Navy College Training Program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the United States Navy during World War II. Between July 1, 1943, and June 30, 1946, more than 125,000 participants were enrolled in 131 colleges and universities in the United States. Numerous participants attended classes and lectures at the respective colleges and earned completion degrees for their studies. Some even returned from their naval obligations to earn a degree from the colleges where they were previously stationed. The V-12 program's goal was to produce officers, not unlike the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), which sought to turn out more than 200,000 technically trained personnel in such fields as engineering, foreign languages, and medicine. Running from 1942 to 1944, the ASTP recruits were expected but not required to become officers at the end of their training." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-12_Navy_College_Training_Program 03/05/2018] |
Search Terms |
Navy Poster Posters United States Navy War World War II World War Two WWII |
Subjects |
Military education Posters Recruiting & enlistment War War posters World War II |
People |
Barclay, McClelland |
Credit line |
SMCHA Collection |