Willie and Joe
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Willie and Joe are stock characters representing United States infantry soldiers during World War II. They were created and drawn by American cartoonist Bill Mauldin from 1940 to 1948, with additional
Publicity shot of Willie and Joe, drawn by Bill Mauldin, 1940s.
Ernie Pyle
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Ernest Taylor Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II. Pyle is also notable for the columns he wrot
Willie and Joe
…that victory would require repeated sacrifices. Stephen Ambrose, author of Band of Brothers, praised Mauldin's work: "More than anyone else, save only Ernie Pyle, he caught the trials and travails of the GI. For anyone who wants to know what it was like to be an infantryman in World War II, this is the place to…
Ernie Pyle in 1945
Ernie Pyle birthplace in Dana, Indiana
Pyle (center, with goggles) with a crew from the US Army's 191st Tank Battalion at the Anzio beachhead in 1944
Pyle at Anzio, Italy, 1944