User:Willysmb44

'willysmb44', was born in Tallahassee Florida but has been to all 50 states and a few different countries over the years. The alias refers to his 1944 Willys MB military Jeep which is taken to shows and parades around the Puget Sound region in the sunnier months. A well-published author, cartoonist and illustrator, he has had his work in numerous publications since the late 1980s when graduating from a Commercial Art school in Florida. Graduating from Florida State University with a BA in communications, he served as an officer in the US Army on active duty from 1998 to 2001, and in the Army reserve until 2006. Now living in the Pacific Northwest, he has many different interests: He is considered to be an authority on War Correspondents and cartoonists in WW2 and his written on the subject and has been on camera for various historical subjects on CNN, History Channel and PBS. He has been a staff cartoonist for several newspapers and publications over the years. Among his various current roles, he is a public representative of the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, handling representation of the center in the Pacific Northwest. He enjoys taking part in WW2 living history events and working on his O scale narrow gauge model railroad layout among other pasttimes. More info here
 * Military history
 * Railroads and RR history
 * Space exploration
 * Science Fiction