Charles Mazoujian was the creator of a cartoon strip called "Lady Luck."
.Also, He was a member of a Coast Artillery battery, a railroad unit known in the Army as the "Iron Horse" boys, stationed on the U. S. East Coast.
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Take Cover |
Take Cover is Private Charles Mazoujian's
exciting sketch of soldiers unloading from a truck convoy while being
strafed by a swarm of low-flying enemy planes. Artist Mazoujian says he
memorized the scenes on this page from actual maneuvers in which he and his battery participated.
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Taking A Break |
Taking A Break, says the artist, shows "boys just returned from a 10-mile march brooding over the fact that blistered feet caused them to break a heavy date.
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Depress! |
"Depress!" shows a gun crew loading a 12-in. mortar and maneuvering it into firing position on a mobile railway mount.
Source
LIFE - 9 Feb 1942
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