A little WWII humor
My mom took a lot of pictures, saved a lot of pictures, and clipped cartoons during WWII (1940’s). Here are 2 I thought you might enjoy:
The images were scanned while in the plastic protectors. Remember, these a cartoons from a 1941 newspaper. I’m not about to remove a 73 year old newspaper clipping from 43 year old plastic.
I’ll end this blog post with style, specifically the style worn by my maternal grandfather in 1940:
Evocative! Thanks for a glimpse into the past.
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My mom has a whole bunch of this stuff squirreled away in photo albums. I’ve only scratched the surface. 🙂
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Awesome! I can’t wait for you to share more.
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Reblogged this on pacificparatrooper and commented:
Proof that the military enjoys its humor!!!!
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Fascinating. Thanks for sharing these.
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Great pictures drawn by some great cartoonists. Bill Mauldin, was one of them. Thanks for sharing.
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I’m pleased to do so. 🙂
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My mom has several of his pictures in her scrapbooks. She was a secretary at a prisoner of war camp near Phoenix. If i can find a cartoon about it, I’ll write the story she told me about the time some German POW’s broke out and were going to float down the Gila river to safety. Anyone living in Arizona knows the humor in that one. 🙂
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I’m going to have to follow your blog–’cause I’d like to read it. BTW, Bill Mauldin, was from The STL Post Dispatch, where I’m originally from. Also, I never knew about Theodore, “Dr. Suess’s political cartoons until GP and others blogged about him.
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I just started adding in a few of the post cards and cartoons my mom saved. She also saved newspaper clippings. I’m happy to share. 🙂
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If you get into my blog’s WWII entries, there may be a few cartoons, from C-I-B soldier’s perspectives.
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Really enjoyed the clippings and looks like you have a great blog!
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Thanks. You’re welcome to peruse though any of the rants, humor, poetry and memorabilia (a folder I’ll be creating today).
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I will do that!
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My father, a member of the Colorado National Guard, was called into active duty with the 45th Division in 1940 It was quite an adventure for him and a lot of young men just out of high school. They spent Christmas at Fort Sill, Oklahoma before moving to Camp Barkeley in Texas. Thanks for posting the cartoons.
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There’s another post today with more cartoons today. Tomorrow I’m showing post cards from my mother (and her parents) 1937 trip to Galveston, Texas. Back then the roads were mostly dirt, traveling from Arkansas to the gulf coast, but she left behind no pictures of that adventure. During the week I’m planning on posting newspaper clippings about the prisoner of war escape from Papago Park in Arizona and what my mother told me about it.
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I haven’t seen it for years, but somewhere among all my papers, I may still have the Christmas menu from Fort Sill. If I find it, I will find a way to post it.
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Sounds like a terrific idea. 🙂
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Your grandfather had real style! Thanks for the old cartoons.
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Tomorrow, I’m posting 1937 post cards of Galveston. They’re still in great shape, not like the flimsy post cards of today. 🙂
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Nostalgia much enjoyed – thank you.
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Happy to share. 🙂
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Keep ‘scratching’. I think you have some great things to share.
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Reblogged this on jon kilkade and commented:
Some great WW2 cuttings. Great collection.
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