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Kilroy was here

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by mj40's, May 20, 2013.

  1. Lild
    Joined: Feb 22, 2010
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    Thanks for the history lesson. Ive seen/heard the art work/phrase a few times and never knew what it was about.
     
  2. sxdxmike
    Joined: Aug 25, 2004
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    ha. i'm only 29 and remember seeing that at my grandparents house someplace. i remember drawing it too but didn't know the meaning. thanks for info!
     
  3. waldo53
    Joined: Jan 26, 2010
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    I've seen that image and phrase in various places since I was a kid, but never knew the background story. I just thought it was a made-up character. Great story.

    I wonder how many people have seen the movie "Kelly's heroes" and wondered what that image in the very last scene was all about. Of course, there was also a personal message from "oddball" to go with it!
     
  4. KoolKat-57
    Joined: Feb 22, 2010
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    And as Paul Harvey would say...... "And now YOU know...... the rest of the story"
    Thanks for the great history lesson. I had seen the image many times but never knew the story behind it!
    KK
     
  5. Ranunculous
    Joined: Nov 30, 2007
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    Years ago I asked my Dad about that and he told me he saw it on the planes,weaponry and buildings in the Philippines where he served.
    Interesting story of how the image came about!
     
  6. fredmotorco
    Joined: Apr 4, 2010
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    Well worth the read! Great story about a time that's too often forgotten.


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  7. SChotrodder
    Joined: Jan 23, 2011
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    Was working with my Dad one and he drew Killroy on a board. He was in the Army for 30 years and said he saw Killroy all over the world. Never new where it came from. Great history lesson.
     
  8. Got mine from my dad, many years ago. I never got his story from WWII.
     

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  9. spaner
    Joined: Aug 10, 2010
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    from australia

    i'v seen that over here when I was a kid but it was the same drawing with the face over a brick wall but was called '' foo has struck '' . but was from English 2nd world war origin. I am not a pom .
     
  10. Jebo
    Joined: Apr 24, 2007
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    I have read that Hitler put a reward out for this "super GI"


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    this is in the drivers compartment of the racecar.

    I should have known he would show up here on the HAMB
     
  12. they've got great burgers:D
     
  13. Call me the party pooper, but I could have gone the rest of my life not knowing the real story, as great as it is. I knew it was rooted in WWII somewhere but never the details. It should have been left as one of life's great mysteries in my opinion, which is worth about nothing. I now have a new mission at work though ;)
     

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