It was WWI not WWII :-)
 
On Thu, 30 Jun 1994, Jerel Crosland wrote:
 
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> This is kind of a trivia question, but where else but on a museum
> listserver would such a question belong?
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> I was wondering if someone could tell me the story behind the "Kilroy was
> here!" sign and the little guy peeking over a wall that goes along with
> it. Surely there is a museum of Americana (like the Strong museum - hello
> David!) with someone on the list who can answer. I seem to remember that
> this was an artifact of WWII somehow.
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> Jerel
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