My father served during WWII. He left college at UC Berkeley to serve. He became a 2nd Lieutenant and was assigned to an anti-tank unit in the 99th infantry. The 99th infantry first saw action during the Battle of the Bulge. As an anti-tank unit during an attack by overwhelming German Panzer tanks, my father must have been involved in some of the most intense fighting during that famous battle. In looking up the history of the 99th Division, it talks a lot about the Battle of the Bulge and little else. The Battle of the Bulge was their baptism by fire. My father never talked about the war. No matter how much my brother and I tried to get him to tell us war stories, he never did. The best we could get was his rendition of "Killroy was here". Since my Dad was a great cartoonist, I am sure he contributed some of the Killroy was here graffiti left in Germany during the war. Again, he never said he did, but he could draw Killroy quickly. Just like someone who had drawn it many times before. I like to think that he left his mark drawing pictures of Killroy all over Germany. He may not have, but he might. I have no way of confirming it one way or another. I also have not been able to track down his military records to find out just what he did or did not do during the war. I can only speculate. I know what kind of a man he was as a father. If he was half that as a 2nd Lieutenant then the Germans had their hands full. He died in 1984 and is still greatly missed by his two sons.

Steven Revie
Chandler, AZ