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

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

__________________

Vee

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

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 -

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

Some of my favorites. . .