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Drawn To A Life In The Trenches Art Of Success: Cartoonist Bill Mauldin depicted reality of a soldier's life.(A)
Byline: BRIAN DEAGON
William Henry Mauldin called 'em as he saw 'em -- and never mind if what he saw ticked off one of the most powerful generals in the U.S. Army.
Early in 1945, Gen. George Patton demanded that the Stars and Stripes military newspaper censor Bill Mauldin's irreverent cartoons of two infantry soldiers, Willie and Joe. Patton hated the cartoons.
When the two met that year, Patton lectured Mauldin for 45 minutes about military history and his theories of discipline. "What are you trying to do? Incite a goddamn mutiny?" he screamed.
Mauldin remained steadfast. He was showing GIs the truth and helping them laugh during tough times.
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower overruled Patton, reasoning that Mauldin's drawings were good for morale. Later that year, Mauldin won a Pulitzer Prize for the cartoons Patton wanted stopped, in his book "Up Front With Mauldin." He was 23.
Mauldin (1921-2003) was buried last week in Arlington National Cemetery, with a 21-gun salute. He died Jan. 22 in a nursing home in Newport Beach, Calif., but not before tens of thousands of old soldiers had written to tell him how his cartoons helped them survive the agony and grief of war.
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