| Original caption: “This Man is Your Friend. Chinese. He Fights for Freedom.” The “This Man Is Your Friend” series, featuring not only Chinese soldiers but also English, Australian, Russian, Canadian, Ethiopian, and Dutch soldiers, helped educate little-traveled Americans about the geographically and politically diverse nature of the national forces with whom Americans were allied against the Axis powers. Notably, the French were not included. Executive Order 9182 established the Office of War Information (OWI) on June 13, 1942. OWI produced photographs and posters and reviewed film scripts. As the propaganda arm of the Roosevelt Administration, the OWI served as the link between the battlefront and civilian communities. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1561.jpg |
| Image Size | 6.74 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 5628 x 7987 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | Office of War Information |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | July 1, 1942 |
| Location | |
| City | Washington |
| State or Province | District of Columbia |
| Country | United States |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | NWDNS-44-PA-2097A |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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