Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to many as children’s author Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904. During World War II, Geisel contributed to the war effort through the production of instructional and often cautionary cartoons featuring the negligent Private Snafu:

Taken on March 2, 1951 by Pfc. C.T. Wehner, the caption to this photo reads “Men of the 1st Marine Division capture Chinese Communists during fighting on the central Korean front. Hoengsong.”