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This Item is an original 2 page Magazine picture, taken from a vintage magazine of the year indicated. The picture is suitable for framing and displaying in your home or office. The scan of this item was taken through plastic film, however it is an accurate representation of the item. The nominal size is 21.0 inches by 14 inches…. More >>

Wolf In GI Clothing Cartoon picture, A5354A. 19440731

SPEAKING OF PICTURES … Soldier Cartoonist Portrays Wolf In GI Clothing. Along with the Jeep, the robot bomb and Spam, the wolf in GI clothing will become one of the historical mementos of WWII. The most amusing testimonial to this wartime phenomenon is a dead-pan cartoon character who has been entertaining service men for a year and a half. His name is The Wolf. His face is familiar. The brainchild of S/Sgt. Leonard Sansone, The Wolf has become a veteran soldier in his 18 months in the Army. He has had the complete training program, has been shipped overseas and has seen action. But his attitude toward a two-day pass remains essentially the same. Cartoonist Sgt. Sansone is stationed in the Camp Newspaper Service offices in New York City, where he draws The Wolf and a number of the other features which CNS distributes to service newspapers all over the world. A graduate of Massachusetts School of Art and commercial artist in civilian life, Sansone entered the Army a month after Pearl Harbor, was assigned to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he worked on the camp magazine “Duckboard.” ….. 1944 LIFE Magazine Picture…