EntityQ2617428· pop 6· linked from 67 articlesWillard BowskySign in to saveAmerican cartoonist and recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1907–1944)PersonBorn1907-09-26Died1944-11-27via Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn26 September 1907Died27 November 1944via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthMontclairPlace of deathFranceOccupationdirectorAwardSilver StarConflictWorld War IIMilitary branchUnited States ArmyMilitary ranksub-lieutenantConnectionsUnited StatesCountryWorld War IIConceptNew JerseyCategories1907 births1944 deaths20th-century American JewsAmerican people of German-Jewish descentAmerican people of Italian-Jewish descentAnimators from New JerseyAnimators from New York (state)Artists from Montclair, New JerseyArtists from New York CityBurials at Lorraine American Cemetery and MemorialFamous Studios peopleFleischer Studios people