4 Quotes & Sayings By Bill Mauldin

Bill Mauldin was born in New York City on October 4, 1921. He attended public schools in New York City and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1940. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on June 2, 1941, and served as a private until September 1946, when he retired with the rank of corporal due to disability Read more

He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. After his discharge, he attended New York University on the G.I. Bill of Rights and graduated with an MFA degree in 1948.

Mauldin's first job was as a proofreader for The New Yorker magazine. He then joined the staff of The Saturday Evening Post for 13 years until his retirement at age 65. His cartoons appeared throughout the Post throughout his career—sometimes two or three times a week—and were syndicated through King Features Syndicate.

Mauldin died on April 14, 1998 at age 81, survived by his wife, Mary Jane, sons Bill Jr., Peter, and daughter Harriet.

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When you lose a friend [in battle] you have an overpowering desire to go back home and yell in everybody's ear, "This guy was killed fighting for you. Don't forget him--ever. Keep him in your mind when you wake up in the morning and when you go to bed at night. Don't think of him as the statistic which changes 38, 788 casualties to 38, 789. Think of him as a guy who wanted to live every bit as much as you do. Don't let him be just one of 'Our Brave Boys' from the old home town, to whom a marble monument is erected in the city park, and a civic-minded lady calls the newspaper ten years later and wants to know why that 'unsightly stone' isn't removed. Bill Mauldin
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A soldier's life revolves around his mail. Like many others, I've been able to follow my kid's progress from the day he was born until now he is able to walk and talk a little, and although I have never seen him I know him very well. Bill Mauldin
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Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn't like that attitude. Bill Mauldin