Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Bill Mauldin

Born October 29, 1921

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018

1. Bill Mauldin Marker

Inscription. William Henry Mauldin joined the Army newsletter Stars and Stripes as a cartoonist during World War II. There he perfected Joe and Willie, the muddy, weary "dogfaces" who portrayed the drabness of the foot soldier's life. Despised by the conservative brass as disrespectful but loved by the G.I.s as their own, the cartoons won Bill Mauldin a 1945 Pulitzer Prize. A self-styled "stirrer-upper," Mauldin joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1958. Dubbed "the hottest editorial brush in the U.S.," he won his second Pulitzer Prize that year. Syndicated in over 250 newspapers, Bill Mauldin battled injustice and pretense with irony and humor.

Erected 1991 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 29, 1921.

Location. 38° 39.348′ N, 90° 18.142′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the

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right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6273 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William "Bill" Clay (here, next to this marker); Mona Van Duyn (a few steps from this marker); Cool Papa Bell (a few steps from this marker); Stanley Elkin (a few steps from this marker); John Danforth (a few steps from this marker); Kate Chopin (a few steps from this marker); From Humble Beginnings, a World Class Street Is Born! (a few steps from this marker); David Sanborn (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map

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of all markers in University City.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.