Born William Henry Mauldin, American cartoonist. In 1940, he created Willie & Joe, a couple of cartoon soldiers, for the division's newspaper. It was only the beginning. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945 and in 1959, and in 1961 took home The National Cartoonists' Society's Reuben Award, as Cartoonist of the Year. Mauldin published many books: Up Front (1945), which reprinted dozens of Willie & Joe cartoons, Back Home (1947), Bill Mauldin in Korea (1952), The Brass Ring (1971), and several others.