Combining a printed February 1945 calendar with a satirical cartoon, this V-Mail sheet pokes fun at the gulf between a recruiter's promises and a sailor's actual pay — a running joke among Seabees hauling money bags labeled 'USN $' back to an unmoved recruiting officer. Cartoons like this, mailed home by servicemen such as J.F. Reames, offered both stateside families and fellow sailors a shared moment of gallows humor amid the realities of wartime service. Project: 218674