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DEL.ICIO.USGoing 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
Comments
By They gave all
May 26, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this
My dad has a war photo of himself standing in front of his P-47 fighter after a mission, holding his parachute. He was Errol Flynn handsome and dashing, and on his face is fearlessness and confidence, which had to be a reflection of what our country was feeling in 1944. That photo is gold.
By Just The Facts
May 27, 2008 8:42 AM | Link to this
Thanks for the post.
By DW
May 27, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this
Thank you for sharing!!! That drawing truly is amazing.
By Scott
May 27, 2008 6:16 PM | Link to this
Thanks for the sketch. My dad crossed the Atlantic 32 times during WWII escorting troop and supply ships, working in the engine room below the water line. But before Pearl Harbor he made extra money by working in the laundry after regular duty. Once FDR was on board to scout for future submarine bases. My dad pressed the President’s BVD’s!