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Public Service: •
The Detroit Free Press for its investigation of legislative graft and corruption in the Michigan state government. •
Reporting: • Jack S. McDowell of the
San Francisco Call for his campaign to encourage
blood donations. •
Correspondence: •
Harold Boyle of the
Associated Press for distinguished war correspondence during the year 1944. •
Telegraphic Reporting (National): •
James Reston of
The New York Times for his news dispatches and interpretive articles on the
Dumbarton Oaks security conference. •
Telegraphic Reporting (International): •
Mark S. Watson of
The Baltimore Sun for his distinguished reporting during the year 1944 from Washington, London and the fronts in Sicily, Italy, and France. •
Editorial Writing: • George W. Potter of the
Providence Journal-Bulletin for his editorials published during the calendar year 1944, especially for his editorials on the subject of freedom of the press. •
Editorial Cartooning: • Sergeant
Bill Mauldin of
United Feature Syndicate, Inc. for distinguished service as a cartoonist, as exemplified by the cartoon entitled, "Fresh, spirited American troops, flushed with victory, are bringing in thousands of hungry, ragged, battle-weary prisoners", in the series entitled,
Up Front With Mauldin. •
Photography: •
Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press for his
photograph of the Marines planting the American flag on Mount Suribachi on
Iwo Jima. •
Special Citation: • The cartographers of the American press for maps of the war fronts that have helped notably to clarify and increase public information on the progress of the Armies and Navies engaged. ==Letters, Drama and Music Awards==