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William Henry Mauldinwas an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe, two weary and bedraggled infantry troopers who stoically endure the difficulties and dangers of duty in the field.
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About the Bill Mauldin
William Henry Mauldinwas an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe, two weary and bedraggled infantry troopers who stoically endure the difficulties and dangers of duty in the field. His cartoons were popular with soldiers throughout Europe, and with civilians in the United States as well. However, his second Pulitzer Prize was for a cartoon published in 1958, and possibly his best-known cartoon was after the Kennedy assassination.
5 Quotes by Bill Mauldin
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I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.
Bill MauldinAmerican editorial cartoonist (1921-2003)
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Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn’t like that attitude.
Bill MauldinAmerican editorial cartoonist (1921-2003)
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I was a born troublemaker and might as well earn a living at it.
Bill MauldinAmerican editorial cartoonist (1921-2003)
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I would like to thank the people who encouraged me to draw army cartoons at a time when the gag man’s conception of the army was one of mean ole sergeants and jeeps which jump over mountains.
Bill MauldinAmerican editorial cartoonist (1921-2003)
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I’m convinced that the infantry is the group in the army which gives more and gets less than anybody else.
Bill MauldinAmerican editorial cartoonist (1921-2003)