Bill Mauldin Quotes

Bill Mauldin — American Cartoonist born on October 29, 1921, died on January 22, 2003

William Henry "Bill" Mauldin 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 of duty in the field. These cartoons were widely published and distributed in the American army, abroad and in the United States... (wikipedia)

I'm convinced that the infantry is the group in the army which gives more and gets less than anybody else.

I would like to thank the people who encouraged me to draw army cartoons at a time when the gag man's conception of the army was one of mean ole sergeants and jeeps which jump over mountains.

I was a born troublemaker and might as well earn a living at it.

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn't like that attitude.