Kilroy
There were many famous people in the U.S. during World War Two, but only one went on to be in every U.S. Theater of Operations. That was Kilroy. James J. Kilroy, a shipyard inspector, started the legend. He would chalk the words "Kilroy Was Here" on bulkheads to show he had inspected the riveting on ships. Later, troops got on those ships and saw the icon. They had no idea who "Kilroy" was! To them, it became a joke. They started placing the little guy wherever they went, saying it was already there when they arrived. It became a challenge to put Kilroy in the hardest places imaginable. On top of Mt. Everest, the Statue of Liberty, the underside of the Arch de Triumphe, and in the dust on the moon are all places that are said to be home to Kilroy. For the Potsdam Conference, there was an outhouse specially built for Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill. Stalin used it first and emerged saying, in Russian, "Who is Kilroy?" In 1946, Kilroy won a trolley car from the Transit Company of America for being the real Kilroy. You see, they had a contest to find Kilroy, and James J. Kilroy was one of the 46 men to step forward. He proved his case by bringing in 40 officials and riviters from the shipyard. This was a very nice item for the Kilroys because it was almost Christmastime and they had nine children with not much money. They gave it to the kids as a playhouse. Kilroy can still be seen to this day all over the world.