Bill Mauldin
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Bill Mauldin in 1945
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William Henry Mauldin October 29, 1921 Mountain Park, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 2003 (aged 81) Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Cartoonist, infantryman |
| Spouse(s) | (Norma) Jean Humphries; Natalie Sarah Evans; Christine Lund |
| Children | Bruce, Tim (with Humphries); Andy, David, John, Nathaniel (with Evans); Kaja, Sam (with Lund) |
| Parent(s) | Sidney Albert Mauldin & Katrina Bemis Mauldin Curtis |
William Henry "Bill" Mauldin (/ˈmɔːldən/; October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was 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.
Mauldin was born in Mountain Park, New Mexico. His grandfather had been a civilian cavalry scout in the Apache Wars and his father was an artilleryman in World War I. After growing up there and in Phoenix, Arizona, Mauldin took courses at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts under the tutoring of Ruth VanSickle Ford. While in Chicago, Mauldin met Will Lang Jr. and became fast friends with him. Mauldin entered the US Army via the Arizona National Guard in 1940.
While in the 45th Infantry Division, Mauldin volunteered to work for the unit's newspaper, drawing cartoons about regular soldiers or "dogfaces". Eventually he created two cartoon infantrymen: Willie and Joe, who became synonymous with the average American GI.
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