Mulvaney on Bomb Disposal

One of the first EOD related cartoons was the 1945 "Mulvaney" cartoons created by Sergeant Robert Vittur, USMCR. Sgt. Vittur was assigned to the staff of the Bomb Disposal School located at American University in Washington, DC. He was the cartoonist for the bomb disposal school newsletter put. Bomb disposal troops trained at the school for 6 weeks during wartime.

Check out the Mulvaney slide show below to see images of the actual 38 pages of a little booklet titled Mulvaney on Bomb Disposal, Supplement to Intelligence Bulletin No. 85, dated 15 September 1945. [NAVORD FORM 1697 (BDS) (g/45)]

                      U.S.NAVY BOMB DISPOSAL SCHOOL
                          American University
                          Washington, 16, D.C.
                          
                                         16 September 1945

SUPPLEMENT TO USNBDS Intelligence Bulletin #85

        1. For their instructional value and as a boost to the
morale of the Bomb Disposal Units in the field, the cartoons pre-
viously printed in subject publication have been compiled for 
publication as a supplement to the Bomb Disposal Intelligence
Bulletin.

        2. This document is issued to graduates of a course in
Bomb Disposal, by the Officer in Charge, Navy Bomb Disposal School,
under authority of Bureau of Ordnance letter F41-6(L) of 22 April
1944.  It is for information and guidance only and is not a Bureau
of Ordnance Publication.

        3. Techniques and methods of attack illustrated in this
publication are known to be adequate under normal conditions; how-
ever, Bomb Disposal personnel are enjoined to exercise particular
discretion in employing or deviating therefrom under conditions
other than normal.  Bomb Disposal personnel are cautioned that
in disposing of explosive ordnance, there is no "safe" method but
merely a least dangerous method.

        4. The cartoons contained in this publication originated
from the pen of Sergeant Robert Vittur, USMCR, assigned to the
Staff of the Bomb Disposal School.

        5. This supplement is the concluding chapter to all pub-
lications issued by this school to its personnel during the course
of World War II.

                                  /s/
                                  J. P. DAVID
                                  Lieut. Comdr., USNR
                                  Officer in Charge

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