Doughboy Cartoons from Stars and Stripes

Lead Cartoon from Issue #1, 8 February 1918

From the Library of Congress

On June 13, 1919, The Stars and Stripes, "The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918 to 1919" published its final issue. On page five of that issue, the editors announced that the newspaper was being "reverently hauled down" because the war was over, and treated their readers, "the most homesick and most likable Army on earth," to a history of the newspaper's activities. The account named and honored the men who had assisted behind the scenes in the writing of the newspaper, as well as in its illustration, design, printing, and distribution.  Their team of cartoonists were fully remembered. The brief history was full of the humor that had characterized the newspaper throughout its run. 

Here we present a selection of those cartoons, some humorous, some making a serious point.

Final Issue, 13 June 1919