Intermission (8) – Dr. Seuss, the troops and Malaria
From Ann the Mosquito to Malaria Moe……
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Military Medical Humor – 
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Farewell Salutes –
Edward Baumgarten – St. George, UT; US Army Air Corps, WWII, PTO, 11th Airborne Division, Purple Heart
Douglas Dodge – Saskatchawan, CAN; Royal Engineers, WWII, 14th Field Company
Harold Helman – Alma, MI; US Army, WWII, PTO
Leonard Meltzer – Syracuse, NY; US Army, WWII, ETO, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, POW
Martin O’Toole – Oakland, CA; US Army Air Corps, WWII, ETO, POW
William Reboli – Newark, NJ; US Navy, WWII, PTO, radar, USS Indiana
Edward Spencer – Springfield, MO; US Army Air Corps, WWII, TSgt., POW
Albert Thompson – ENG; Royal Army Medical Corps, WWII, ETO
Victor Vosen – Downer’s Grove, IL; US Army, WWII, CBI
Frank Wilken – Boston, Ma; US Army, WWII, ETO, POW
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Posted on May 2, 2016, in Uncategorized, WWII and tagged 1940's, Boot Camp, family history, History, Malaria, Military, Military History, nostalgia, WW2, WWII. Bookmark the permalink. 55 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
Interesting post. My dad was in the Marines during WWII and got malaria. Sounds like he was not alone!
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No, he was not! I hope he didn’t continue to experience relapses once he returned home?!
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I can recall giving lectures on Malaria and using a few Disney cartoons as aids, if I recall correctly Disney did contribute to the War effort with Cartoon teaching aids.
Cheers.
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I really should do a tribute to them too, Disney did quite a bit for the war effort. As you can see, it was still used during Vietnam.
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Good one, GP. Aren’t areas like Louisiana still susceptible because of the marshes?
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As far as I know, in the past 15 years there have been about 125 cases reported in that state. According to the CDC…
“About 1,500 cases of malaria are diagnosed in the United States each year. The vast majority of cases in the United States are in travelers and immigrants returning from countries where malaria transmission occurs, many from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.”
Thank you for your interest.
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Reblogged this on KCJones.
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Thank you, Penny.
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I enjoyed this. Thank you.
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Thank you. I am trying to reach all sides of this war – huge as it was.
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Reblogged this on quirkywritingcorner.
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Thank you very much.
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Liebe Grüße wünsche dir einen schönen Dienstag eine Umarmung Gislinde
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Danke, Gislinde. Wir haben das Glück, dass sie bei uns so viele schöne Beiträge geben unsere Tage zu wärmen.
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Excellent. It made a new man out of me too.
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Too bad it didn’t beef up that doctor as well, eh John? haha
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Reblogged this on ANN JOHNSON-MURPHREE.
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I appreciate you sharing this post with your readers. I hope they also find it interesting!
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I continue to find your work interesting…
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Thank you very much, Elizabeth.
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GP, I picked a fun day here to visit you! Hope all is well! Phil
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And good to see you, Philip!!
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Fighting mosquitos can be a tough one.
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True, they breed anywhere and rapidly.
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And today the question could be asked, Are we prepared to fight Zika?
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When one disease is cured – another rises up to mutate and take its place.
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Great cartoons
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Thank you, Mary Lou.
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My favourite question to a class was always “What is the world’s most dangerous animal?” Nobody ever knew!
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As your students have learned since your class, that pesky mosquito carries more diseases than we originally thought! We cure one and another pops up! Now, it’s Zika. I’ll be that class wishes they had listened harder!
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Folks tend not to know that the biggest enemy is also the smallest sometimes …
There’s something ‘Sad Sackian’ about some of the cartoons, possibly the style of the times or maybe Seuss and the Sack guy were unconsciously aware of each other’s work … both of which I love. Especially The Sack~! (He’s my hero.)
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You’ve got wonder how ole Sad Sack survives, eh? Thanks for dropping in, Argus.
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Great post. Didn’t know that Dr Seuss was so involved. Heard that malaria was terrible.
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We put many a soldier on the casualty list due to it!!
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I can understand that, Everett!
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Great post – especially for a Monday. An easy, yet powerful read.
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An easy put-together for Monday too, Dan!! haha
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Sometimes that’s necessary 🙂
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Dr Seuss was a unique force in American literature, and his influence is truly international. My most vivid memories of books as a child all center around his stories and I still read them to my children. Its not surprising that he was a great choice for these wartime info campaigns.
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Political cartoons was his job actually. He didn’t get into children’s writing until quite a while after the war, when he felt he had to atone for some of his political humor.
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Perhaps he thought they took the wartime propaganda a bit too far?
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Could be. I tried, but couldn’t find a reason. I figured it was a psychological torture to show just who was boss.
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There’s always so much more to the story…
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Just wish I had it !!
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I show Dr. Seuss all the time when I’m teaching. There’s a great site at UC San Diego. How Dr. Seuss participated in the war (WWII, Korean, and Cold). It’s an interesting angle students get a kick out of.
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He actually felt quilty about some of his cartoons and that’s when a tried to atone by creating ‘The Who’.
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Right you are.
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It was amazing how many Pacific vets suffered malaria. Even today, quite a few troops who went to Timor few got malaria. It still strikes.
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Even modern-day medicine can’t protect everyone.
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They were right to be so concerned about malaria. It was such a debilitating illness, and claimed many lives too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We lost many a man to the diseases out there, trouble was, these felt they were too healthy to catch it. That’s why Dr. Seuss and Disney were brought in to make training films, cartoons, etc.
Thanks, Pete.
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Thank you very much for linking me up with your readers. The troops deserve any and all recognition.
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Thank you so much for your loyalty to the troops.
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