George Marshall's health deteriorated progressively in the last years of his life. The victim of a stroke, he spent his final days in Walter Reed Army Hospital. He died on October 16, 1959. Following his wishes, his funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery was simple and unpretentious, and did not include a eulogy. Bill Mauldin, through his famous World War II characters Willie and Joe, observed the somber event in this untitled cartoon for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Bill Mauldin (born 1921) India ink and charcoal with opaque white on paper, 1959 The George C. Marshall Foundation
Bill Mauldin's Eulogy to George C. Marshall
Bill Mauldin (born 1921)
India ink and charcoal
with opaque white on paper
44.8 x 33.3 cm. (17 5/8 x 13 1/8 in.), 1959
The George C. Marshall Foundation
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