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Willie Gillis

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Willie Gillis, Jr. (more commonly simply Willie Gillis) is a fictional character created by Norman Rockwell for a series of World War II paintings that appeared on the covers of eleven issues of The Saturday Evening Post between 1941 and 1946. [1]

83 relations: All-America, American Civil War, American Masters, Arlington, Vermont, Book cover, Boston Herald, CARE Package, Chicago History Museum, Conscription, Conservation-restoration of cultural heritage, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Courier-Post, Cover art, Culture of the United States, Duke University, European theatre of World War II, Everyman, Florida International Museum, Four Freedoms, Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell), Franklin D. Roosevelt, Freckle, G.I. (military), G.I. Bill, Gardner High School, Harper's Weekly, Head teacher, High Museum of Art, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, James A. Michener Art Museum, John F. Kennedy, National Museum of the Marine Corps, Naval aviation, New Year's Eve, NewsBank, Newsreel, Newsweek, Norman Rockwell, Norman Rockwell Museum, Orlando Sentinel, PBS, Pensacola Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, Photograph, Polynesia, President of the United States, Press-Register, Private (rank), Raffle, Random House, ..., Rosie the Riveter, San Diego Museum of Art, Sawmill, Seattle, Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, Sketch (drawing), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Sotheby's, Springfield News-Leader, Square dance, State of the Union, Telegram & Gazette, The Eastern States Exposition, The Morning Call, The New York Times, The New York Times Company, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), The Saturday Evening Post, The Tampa Tribune, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, United States Department of the Treasury, United States Navy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, War bond, Washington Mutual, Wee Willie Winkie, West Springfield, Massachusetts, Winslow Homer, Wisconsin State Journal, World War I, World War II. Expand index (33 more) »

All-America

An All-America team is a hypothetical American sports team composed of outstanding amateur players.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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American Masters

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and those who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.

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Arlington, Vermont

Arlington is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States.

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Book cover

A book cover is any protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book.

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Boston Herald

The Boston Herald is an American daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts and its surrounding area.

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CARE Package

The CARE Package was the original unit of aid distributed by the humanitarian organization CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere).

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Chicago History Museum

Chicago History Museum (formerly known as the Chicago Historical Society) was founded in 1856 to study and interpret Chicago's history.

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Conscription

Conscription, sometimes called the draft, is the compulsory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service.

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Conservation-restoration of cultural heritage

The conservation-restoration of cultural heritage focuses on protection and care of tangible cultural heritage, including artworks, architecture, archaeology, and museum collections.

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Corcoran Gallery of Art

The Corcoran Gallery of Art was an art museum in Washington, D.C. Prior to its closing, it was one of the oldest privately supported cultural institutions in the United States capital.

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Courier-Post

The Courier-Post is a morning daily newspaper that serves South Jersey near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Cover art

Cover art it is either an artwork as illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book (often on a dust jacket), magazine, newspaper (tabloid), comic book, video game (box art), DVD, CD, videotape, or music album (album art).

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Culture of the United States

The culture of the United States of America is primarily of Western culture (European) origin and form, but is influenced by a multicultural ethos that includes African, Native American, Asian, Polynesian, and Latin American people and their cultures.

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Duke University

Duke University is a private, non-profit, research university located in Durham, North Carolina.

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European theatre of World War II

The European theatre of World War II, also known as the Second European War, was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe, from Germany's and the Soviet Union's joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the war with the Soviet Union conquering most of Eastern Europe along with the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945 (Victory in Europe Day).

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Everyman

In literature and drama, the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily and who is often placed in extraordinary circumstances.

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Florida International Museum

The Florida International Museum at St.

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Four Freedoms

The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Monday, January 6, 1941.

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Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell)

The Four Freedoms is a series of four 1943 oil paintings by the American artist Norman Rockwell.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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Freckle

Freckles are clusters of concentrated melaninized cells which are most easily visible on people with a fair complexion.

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G.I. (military)

G.I. is an acronym used to describe the soldiers of the United States Army and airmen of the United States Army Air Forces and also for general items of their equipment.

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G.I. Bill

The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, also known as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s).

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Gardner High School

Gardner High School (GHS) is a public high school serving students in grades 8-12 in Gardner, Massachusetts.

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Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City.

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Head teacher

The head teacher,See American and British English spelling differences headmaster, headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the teacher with the greatest responsibility for the management of a school, college, or, in the case of the United States and India, an independent school.

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High Museum of Art

The High Museum of Art (colloquially the High), located in Atlanta, is a leading art museum in the Southeastern United States.

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (called Fenway Court during Isabella Stewart Gardner's lifetime) is a museum in the Fenway–Kenmore neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts near the Back Bay Fens.

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James A. Michener Art Museum

The James A. Michener Art Museum is a private, non-profit museum in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania founded in 1988 and named for the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer James A. Michener, a Doylestown resident.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.

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National Museum of the Marine Corps

The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps.

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Naval aviation

Naval aviation is the application of military air power by navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases.

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New Year's Eve

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on 31 December which is the seventh day of Christmastide.

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NewsBank

NewsBank is a news database resource which provides archives of media publications as reference materials to libraries.

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Newsreel

A newsreel is a form of short documentary film, containing news stories and items of topical interest, that was prevalent between the 1910s and the late 1960s.

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Newsweek

Newsweek is an American weekly magazine founded in 1933.

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Norman Rockwell

Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American author, painter and illustrator.

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Norman Rockwell Museum

The Norman Rockwell Museum is an art museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, dedicated to the art of Norman Rockwell.

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Orlando Sentinel

The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of Orlando, Florida and the Central Florida region.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor.

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Pensacola Museum of Art

The Pensacola Museum of Art is the only art museum in the city of Pensacola, Florida.

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Phoenix Art Museum

The Phoenix Art Museum is the Southwest United States' largest art museum for visual art.

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Photograph

A photograph or photo is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic medium such as a CCD or a CMOS chip.

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Polynesia

Polynesia (from πολύς polys "many" and νῆσος nēsos "island") is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Press-Register

The Press-Register (known from 1997 to 2006 as the Mobile Register) is a thrice-weekly newspaper serving the southwest Alabama counties of Mobile and Baldwin.

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Private (rank)

A private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in).

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Raffle

A raffle is a gambling competition in which people obtain numbered tickets, each ticket having the chance of winning a prize.

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Random House

Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world.

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Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies.

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San Diego Museum of Art

The San Diego Museum of Art is a fine arts museum located at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park in San Diego, California that houses a broad collection with particular strength in Spanish art.

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Sawmill

A sawmill or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke-Wadsworth Act,, was the first peacetime conscription in United States history.

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Sketch (drawing)

A sketch (ultimately from Greek σχέδιος – schedios, "done extempore") is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work.

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum located at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 89th Street in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

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Sotheby's

Sotheby's is a British founded, American multinational corporation headquartered in New York City.

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Springfield News-Leader

The Springfield News-Leader is the predominant newspaper for the city of Springfield, Missouri and covers the Ozarks.

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Square dance

A square dance is a dance for four couples (eight dancers in total) arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, facing the middle of the square.

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State of the Union

The State of the Union Address is an annual message presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, except in the first year of a new president's term.

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Telegram & Gazette

The Telegram & Gazette (and Sunday Telegram) is Worcester, Massachusetts's only daily newspaper.

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The Eastern States Exposition

The Big E, also known as The Eastern States Exposition, is billed as "New England's Great State fair".

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The Morning Call

The Morning Call is a daily newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company is an American media company which publishes its namesake, The New York Times.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area of the United States.

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The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)

The Republican is a newspaper based in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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The Saturday Evening Post

The Saturday Evening Post is an American magazine published six times a year.

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The Tampa Tribune

The Tampa Tribune was a daily newspaper published in Tampa, Florida.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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The Washington Times

The Washington Times is an American daily newspaper that covers general interest topics with a particular emphasis on American politics.

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United States Department of the Treasury

The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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University of Wisconsin–Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, or regionally as UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

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War bond

War bonds are debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war.

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Washington Mutual

Washington Mutual, Inc., abbreviated to WaMu, was a savings bank holding company and the former owner of Washington Mutual Bank, which was the United States' largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008.

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Wee Willie Winkie

"Wee Willie Winkie" is a Scottish nursery rhyme whose titular figure has become popular the world over as a personification of sleep.

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West Springfield, Massachusetts

West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Winslow Homer

Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects.

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Wisconsin State Journal

The Wisconsin State Journal is a daily newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by Lee Enterprises.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Gillis

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