The phrase may have originated through United States servicemen who would draw the picture and the text "Kilroy was here" on the walls and other places where they were stationed, … See more

Similar drawings appear in many countries. Herbie (Canada), Overby (Los Angeles, late 1960s), Flywheel, Private Snoops, The Jeep, and Clem (Canada) are alternative names. An advertisement in Billboard in November 1946 for plastic "Kilroys" also used … See more

• Israeli soldier sleeping during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Chad is seen on the wall together with inscription "Wot? No Arabs", November 1948.
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The figure was initially known in the United Kingdom as "Mr Chad" and would appear with the slogan "Wot, no sugar" or a similar phrase bemoaning shortages and rationing. He often … See more

Writing about the Kilroy phenomenon in 1946, The Milwaukee Journal describes the doodle as the European counterpart to "Kilroy was here", under the name Smoe. It also says that … See more

Peter Viereck wrote in 1948 that "God is like Kilroy. He, too, Sees it all."
Kilroy is seen scrawling "Kilroy is here" on a wall in See more

• Kilroy, James J. (12 January 1947). "Who Is 'Kilroy'?". The New York Times Magazine. p. 30. Archived from the original on … See more