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Monday, May 26, 2008
Going home
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dad, now 84, left high school early for the Army, five months before Pearl Harbor.
Four of the seven Galloway brothers would scatter themselves across the globe during World War II. But Dad, an airplane mechanic, was the only one to carry a sketchbook. The cartoonist Bill Mauldin was something of a hero.
Lined notebook paper would do in a pinch. Above is a rescued drawing from Dad’s return trip in ‘45. That mountainous lump in the background is the Rock of Gibraltar.
In the upper right hand corner are traces of a laundry list written on the other side — a brief catalog of one young warrior’s requirements for conquering the world: Four undershirts, four shorts, two handkerchiefs, two dress shirts, four pairs of socks, and two coveralls.
Have a thoughtful Memorial Day.
Illustration by Jim Galloway
