If You Want to Fight! Join the Marines
1918
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On Howard Chandler Christy’s World War I poster, a beautiful young woman in a marine sergeant’s uniform beckons volunteers to join the Marines. During World War I, the Marine Corps almost doubled its strength with the addition of 60,189 men.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Food Administration.
National Archives Identifier: 512491
Full Citation: If You Want to Fight! Join the Marines; 1918; Records of the U.S. Food Administration, Record Group 4. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/if-you-want-to-fight-join-the-marines, April 28, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.