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  2. Gas (1944 film) - Wikipedia

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    Gas, 1944. The film is set in a military camp, with a sign informing viewers that the camp is situated at a distance of 3642.5 miles (5862 kilometers) from Brooklyn. [1] An alarm alerts the soldiers to wear their gas masks and assemble at a predetermined area of the camp.

  3. Willie and Joe - Wikipedia

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    Mauldin was an 18-year-old soldier training with the 45th Infantry Division in 1940. 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.

  4. Bill Mauldin - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. List of World War II short films - Wikipedia

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    Cartoon where the wedding of two fish can only occur once a Russian pirate octopus is defeated. YouTube: United States The Yankee Doodle Mouse: William Hanna & Joseph Barbera: Cartoon of Tom and Jerry's cellar battle during World War II where Jerry deploys a brassiere parachute when his egg carton plane is shot down. United States You, John Jones!

  6. Donald Gets Drafted - Wikipedia

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    Donald Gets Drafted was the first of a six-part series, within the larger Donald Duck series, which shared a continuity of Donald serving in the army during World War II. The cartoon also revealed for the first time Donald's middle name - Fauntleroy - seen on his "Order to Report for Induction" form from the film's title screen. [2] [citation ...

  7. Kilroy was here - Wikipedia

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    Kilroy was here is a meme [1] that became popular during World War II, typically seen in graffiti. Its origin is debated, but the phrase and the distinctive accompanying doodle became associated with GIs in the 1940s: a bald-headed man (sometimes depicted as having a few hairs) with a prominent nose peeking over a wall with his fingers ...

  8. Private Snafu - Wikipedia

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    Coming!! SNAFU, the first episode introducing Private Snafu, directed by Chuck Jones, 1943.. The character was created by director Frank Capra, chairman of the U.S. Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit, and most shorts were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, Philip D. Eastman, and Munro Leaf. [1]

  9. World War II and American animation - Wikipedia

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    Bugs Bunny Bond Rally is a classic cartoon depicting Bugs Bunny singing and dancing about war bonds. The film was given to Henry Morgenthau of the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday, December 15, 1941. [2] It was during such World War II films that Bugs achieved his popularity and made him a national mascot. [3]