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Big Jess Willard enlists with the U.S. Marines ... World's heavyweight champion, dubbed by Eastern sports writers as "last to fight," allows the soldiers of the Navy to enlist his services in the cause of Marine Corps recruiting. Jess smiled and said he'd be glad to do anything short of actually enlisting. Note the absence of a "pod line" and how really fit the champion looks? In fact he looks fit enough to be a U.S. Marine ... This photo furnished by U.S. Marine Corps recruiting station

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Title: Big Jess Willard enlists with the U.S. Marines ... World's heavyweight champion, dubbed by Eastern sports writers as "last to fight," allows the soldiers of the Navy to enlist his services in the cause of Marine Corps recruiting. Jess smiled and said he'd be glad to do anything short of actually enlisting. Note the absence of a "pod line" and how really fit the champion looks? In fact he looks fit enough to be a U.S. Marine ... This photo furnished by U.S. Marine Corps recruiting station
Creator: United States. Marine Corps. Recruiting Publicity Bureau
Date Created and/or Issued: 1917/1918?
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution
Collection: Hoover Institution Digital Collections
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Type: image
Identifier: XX343.25303
Relation: Poster collection

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