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"Doughboy" was a popular nickname for the American infantryman during World War I. [1] Though the origins of the term are not certain, [ 2 ] the nickname was still in use as of the early 1940s, when it was gradually replaced by " G.I. " as the following generation enlisted in World War II [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The Pillsbury Doughboy was created by Rudolph 'Rudy' Perz, a copywriter for Pillsbury's longtime advertising agency Leo Burnett. [2] [3] Perz was sitting in his kitchen in the spring of 1965, under pressure to create an advertising campaign for Pillsbury's refrigerated dough product line (biscuits, dinner rolls, sweet rolls, and cookies).
The Spirit of the American Doughboy is a pressed copper sculpture by E. M. Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass-produced during the 1920s and 1930s for communities throughout the United States, the statue's design was the most popular of its kind, spawning a wave of collectible miniatures and related ...
Doughboy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a dough-like artificial lifeform who was created by and often appears in association with Arnim Zola. Doughboy has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with Grant Moninger voicing him in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
Spirit of the American Doughboy, Owen County Courthouse, Spencer, Indiana. Ernest Moore Viquesney (August 5, 1876 – October 4, 1946) was an American sculptor best known for his popular World War I monument Spirit of the American Doughboy.
Doughboy is a former nickname for an American infantryman, especially one from World War I. Dough boy, Doughboy, Doughboys, etc. may also refer to: Places.
M1917 helmet worn by a Doughboy of the 91st Division in France in 1918. In 1944, the British supplemented it with a significantly modified design, known as the Mk III "Turtle" helmet. The U.S. Army used the basic Brodie-patterned M1917 helmet until 1942 with some modifications, which included a totally new liner and canvas chin strap.
American Doughboy Bringing Home Victory, also known as Armistice [1] and Spirit of the American Doughboy, [1] is an outdoor 1932 bronze sculpture and war memorial by Alonzo Victor Lewis. The statue is 12.0 feet (3.7 m) tall and weighs 4,600 pounds (2,100 kg).