Sgtleo---We kinda looked like that comming down from the mountains, spring '44.

Don't remember seeing a 2nd Looie with us. Did in basic. Roque

Roque:-

I'll bet you they smelled you before they saw you.

Remember the mechanized dandruff - Brit asked me once

"Why is your collar moving around when you're standing still?

Sgtleo

ROGER-ROGER, ON THE SPINNING COLLAR. OUR 1st1 JOHN, JUST ONLY ABOUT

FIVE FEET FROM US. THATS WHEN HE HAD THE ENGINEERS PIT UP THE SHOWER

STALL.. EVEN THEY TURNED THEIR NOSES UP AT US. ROQUE

I bought a book on Bill Mauldin and Willie and Joe . Loved the cartoons. This is my favorite of Mauldin's work, although not Willie and Joe.

Vee

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"This is th' town my pappy told me about."

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Vee

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"Just give me the aspirin. I already got a Purple Heart."

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Here's a link to a description of Bill Mauldin's last days, with an hilarious description of Mauldin's meeting with Patton.

Behind the Lines - When Mauldin Met Patton

http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/spring_2008/featu...-the-lines.html

Vee

Here's a nice picture of Bill Mauldin in Italy

In a June 1945 magazine article, Time described Bill Mauldin and his jeep named for his wife Jean:

In a jeep named "Jeanie" he covered the fronts, commuting between Cassino and the Anzio beachhead, making his left-handed sketches with India ink, which he got from the engineers, and three carefully guarded worn-out brushes.

Unlike Patton, Gen. Mark Clark was a real Willie and Joe fan, and made a jeep permanently available to Mauldin to go anywhere he wanted to meet the troops and get inspiration for future panels.

Vee

EDIT: Although Mauldin was in the 45th Infantry Division -

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Fresh, spirited American troops, flushed with victory,

are bringing in thousands of hungry, ragged,

battle-weary prisoners. (News item)

EDIT: This particular cartoon is the one that won Mauldin's first Pulitzer Prize.

http://www.awon.org/willie/willie2.html

Vee

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Some of my favorites. . .

SHOW THE ONE OF WILLIE & JOE AFTER 600 days of combat--

It's great to see some activity on this topic again. Thanks Cap't and Vee!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/07/greene.mauldin.stamp/index.html?hpt=C2

Bill Mauldin gets his own stamp!

This is what's stated on the USPS site:

With this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service honors Bill Mauldin, one of America’s favorite cartoonists. During World War II, military readers got a knowing laugh from Mauldin’s characters Willie and Joe, who gave their civilian audience an idea of what life was like for soldiers. After the war, Mauldin became a popular and influential editorial cartoonist. The stamp goes on sale in March.

In 1945, he won a Pulitzer Prize “for distinguished service as a cartoonist” and the Allied high command awarded him its Legion of Merit. His illustrated memoir, Up Front, was a bestseller. That same year, his “dogface” Willie appeared on the cover of Time.

U.S. Postal Service art director Terry McCaffrey chose to honor Mauldin through a combination of photography and an example of Mauldin’s art. The photo of Bill Mauldin is by John Phillips, a photographer for Life magazine; it was taken in Italy on December 31, 1943. Mauldin’s cartoon, showing his characters Willie and Joe, is used courtesy of the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Oh BTW, I also merged two ongoing topics regarding Bill. Willie and Joe and more Willie and Joe are now together under one heading.

Here's another that I don't think is posted anywhere on our forum. Saw this on FB today.