Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic
action as a U. S. Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific battle on
the island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov. 1943. |
Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
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Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more
specifically on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and
Saipan. |
James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) landed in
Normandy with the U. S. Army on D-Day. |
Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver
Star and awarded the Purple Heart. |
Alec Guinness (Star Wars~Bridge over the River Kwai) operated a British
Royal Navy landing craft on D-Day.
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Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
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Brian Keith served as a U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific. |
Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when
he was wounded earning the Purple Heart. |
David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the British
Commandos in Normandy. |
Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really was an R. A. F. pilot who was
shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans. |
George C. Scott was a decorated U. S. Marine.
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John
Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
Guadalcanal. |
Robert Ryan was a U. S. Marine who served with the O. S. S. in
Yugoslavia. |
Tyrone
Power (an established movie star when Pearl Harbor was bombed) joined the
U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
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James
Stewart Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to the
rank of Colonel.
During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's
Croix de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force
as a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in
the late 1950's.
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Clark
Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II, Clark Gable enlisted as a
private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los Angeles.
He attended the Officers' Candidate
School at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated as a second lieutenant on Oct.
28, 1942. He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was
assigned to the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where he flew operational
missions over Europe in B-17s.
Capt.Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct.
1943 and was relieved from active duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his
own request, since he was over-age for combat. |
Audie
Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Bay City, Texas who played
cowboy parts!
Most decorated serviceman of WWII, and earned: Medal of Honor,
Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2
Bronze Star Medals with "V", 2 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding
Civilian Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems,
American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
with One Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine
campaigns) and one Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at
Sicily and Southern France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation
Medal with Germany Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry
Badge, Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar,
French Fourragere in Colors of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of
Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French Croix de Guerre With Silver Star,
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of Liberated France, Belgian
Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm. |