Bill Mauldin
Cartoonist
Died when: 81 years 85 days (974 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
William Henry 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.However, his second Pulitzer Prize was for a cartoon published in 1958, and possibly his best-known cartoon was after the Kennedy assassination.
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