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The idea for the magazine came from Egbert White, who had worked on the newspaper Stars and Stripes during World War I. He proposed the idea to the Army in early 1942, and accepted a commission as lieutenant colonel. White was the overall commander, Major Franklin S. Forsberg was the business manager and Major Hartzell Spence was the first ...
Pyle is described as "the pre-eminent war correspondent of his era," [5] who achieved worldwide fame and readership for his World War II battlefield reports that were published from 1942 to 1945. [4] Present-day war correspondents, World War II veterans, and historians still recognize Pyle's World War II dispatches as "the standard to which ...
2.10 Newspapers. 2.11 Army War ... to being drawn into World War II, ... many other female movie stars sold many thousands of dollars' worth of war bonds. ...
In reflection of the recent 80th anniversary of D-Day, I wanted to recognize two of the five Fort Worth Star-Telegram World War II correspondents to share the stories of these reporters behind ...
William Henry Mauldin (/ ˈ m ɔː l d ən /; 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 ...
Radio broadcasts, newspapers, and newsreels were the primary ways Americans received their information about World War II and therefore were the medium most affected by the Office of Censorship code. [4] The closure of the Office of Censorship in November 1945 corresponded with the ending of World War II.
A World War II veteran received the Congressional Gold Medal on Friday, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Congress. As part of its Veteran's Day celebration, Able Seaman Joseph Kolis Sr. was ...
He cartooned part-time for the camp newspaper. Near the end of 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and the US entered World War II. Mauldin was sent to combat, influencing his cartoons. They gradually became darker and more realistic in their depiction of the weariness of the enduring miseries of war. [2]