The 1941 Army – Navy game, which was played at Franklin Memorial Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1941. The program is 212 pages in length. It is filled with great black and white photos of each of the squads, articles and photos pertaining to the future both the Army and Navy and how each was keeping up to date for our defense.

There are wonderful full page cartoons featuring many of the era’s favorite characters, including Popeye, Dagwood and Blondie, and Snuffy Smith……each with an Army and/or Navy theme.

One item I find quite prophetic is on page 180. There is a classic bow shot of the U.S.S. Arizona with the following caption: “A bow on view of the U.S.S. Arizona as she plows into a hughe swell. It is significant that despite the claims of air enthusiasts no battleship has yet been sunk by bombs.” On December 7, just one week after this game was played, the Arizona was sunk by bombs dropped by Japanese aircraft with a great loss of life.

This is an important historical Army-Navy program from this important war year, chocked full of great pictures including FDR as president, Frank Know, Secretary of the Navy and Henry Stimson, Secretary of War, the Naval Academy, West Point and many details about the buildup of the Navy pre WWII and the aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga.

This historic program is part of the Smithsonian Museum's collection.

We have a nice selection of Army v. Navy Programs at our website, just click of "Football Programs" above and then select Army-Navy.