Glenn McDuffie

Categories: Photography | World War Ii
  • Glenn McDuffie says he is the sailor photographed on V-J Day at the end of World War II kissing a pretty nurse in Times Square. The famous photo was taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt for Life magazine and it has become a symbol for the joy Americans felt at the end of WWII.ABC News: Man Claims He's the Mystery Sailor in 'The Kiss' (August 7, 2007)

    According to blogger PinGuy, McDuffie was kissing lots of girls that day, and this particular girl slapped him.PinGuy: Images that Changed the World

  • Quotes

    "It was a good kiss. It was a wet kiss... Someone asked me if it was a tongue kiss. I said, 'No tongue, but it was a nice kiss.'" --Glenn McDuffie ABC News: Man Claims He's the Mystery Sailor in 'The Kiss' (August 7, 2007)

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