New US Stamp Release – Bill Mauldin Cartoonists
By Don on Mar 21, 2010 in Post Office News
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.
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John Donnelly | Mar 31, 2010 | Reply
I live in High Rolls New Mexico and today is the first day of issue for the Mauldin stamp. He lived about 1/4 mile down the road from me. It is still the ‘Mauldin Place’. His grandson lives over in Las Cruces and takes care of the place. The only local I know of who became famous. Pretty cool.
Bill Fleming | Feb 6, 2011 | Reply
Are you the same John Donnelly that worked at ATRC WSMR? If, so drop me an email.
Bill Fleming