Posted on Jun 17, 2017
20 Famous People You Didn't Know Served in WWII
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Not mentioned in this article was Clark Gable flying bombers in World War II. I saw a picture of a bunch of Hollywood actors including Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in uniform and this was not for a casting call or a movie. Jimmy Stewart became a one-star general and the Air Force Reserve who actually flew as an observer and a B-52 over Vietnam. Rally Point, please post other actors that you know served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam or who served in the military even as a cold war veteran. I know what I was in OCS I saw a picture of Tom Selleck was going to go through California OCS but washed out but he did serve in the Army National Guard for a few years. It's amazing a couple of the actors were wounded at Normandy including the actor who played mr. Scott on Star Trek.
Not mentioned in this article was Clark Gable flying bombers in World War II. I saw a picture of a bunch of Hollywood actors including Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in uniform and this was not for a casting call or a movie. Jimmy Stewart became a one-star general and the Air Force Reserve who actually flew as an observer and a B-52 over Vietnam. Rally Point, please post other actors that you know served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam or who served in the military even as a cold war veteran. I know what I was in OCS I saw a picture of Tom Selleck was going to go through California OCS but washed out but he did serve in the Army National Guard for a few years. It's amazing a couple of the actors were wounded at Normandy including the actor who played mr. Scott on Star Trek.
20 Famous People You Didn't Know Served in WWII
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Thanks for sharing LTC (Join to see). Thankfully this type of information has been shared previously on this net primarily because we are interested :-)
One of my personal favorites is John Leslie [Jackie] Coogan who as a child acted with Charlie Chaplin and in his later years was Uncle Fester on the Adams Family.
US Army Air Corps. Enlisted in Army March 1941. After Pearl Harbor, requested transfer to Air Corps as a glider pilot because of his civilian flying experience. After graduating from Glider School, he was made a Flight Officer and he volunteered for hazardous duty with the 1st Air Commando Group. In Dec. 1943, the unit was sent to India where, by using CG-4A gliders, it airlifted crack British troops under Gen. Orde Wingate during the night aerial invasion of Burma (Mar. 5, 1944), landing them in a small jungle clearing 100 miles behind Japanese lines.
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Images: Uncle Fester; 2LT John Leslie [Jackie] Coogan; Members of the 1st Air Commando Group in India just before taking off on the glider invasion of Burma. Jackie Coogan is kneeling at right with gun on left arm. In rear is a CG-4A glider; Flight Officer Jackie Coogan in India with glider pilot wings and China-Burma-India shoulder patch.
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FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC Greg Henning LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell
One of my personal favorites is John Leslie [Jackie] Coogan who as a child acted with Charlie Chaplin and in his later years was Uncle Fester on the Adams Family.
US Army Air Corps. Enlisted in Army March 1941. After Pearl Harbor, requested transfer to Air Corps as a glider pilot because of his civilian flying experience. After graduating from Glider School, he was made a Flight Officer and he volunteered for hazardous duty with the 1st Air Commando Group. In Dec. 1943, the unit was sent to India where, by using CG-4A gliders, it airlifted crack British troops under Gen. Orde Wingate during the night aerial invasion of Burma (Mar. 5, 1944), landing them in a small jungle clearing 100 miles behind Japanese lines.
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Images: Uncle Fester; 2LT John Leslie [Jackie] Coogan; Members of the 1st Air Commando Group in India just before taking off on the glider invasion of Burma. Jackie Coogan is kneeling at right with gun on left arm. In rear is a CG-4A glider; Flight Officer Jackie Coogan in India with glider pilot wings and China-Burma-India shoulder patch.
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FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC Greg Henning LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell
Airforce.Togetherweserved.com - Shadow Box Profile of 2nd Lt John Leslie Coogan
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Yes, it may have been discussed previously but I was taking the chance since I do want to listen about other stuff other than the NeverEnding Story happening on Capitol Hill about Russia corruption Hillary Clinton feeling sore about losing the election or wackos with assault weapons attacking Congressman at a baseball field that happened to like Bernie Sanders. I feel we can discuss this as a safe subject and not a rhetorical one.
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LTC (Join to see) - I did not realize that Jackie Coogan had married Betty Grable. This was the first marriage for both of them. He and Betty Grable were engaged in 1935 and married on November 20, 1937 and they divorced less than two years later on October 11, 1939.
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Betty Grable "1940's Pin-up Girl"
American dancer, singer, and actress. Her iconic bathing suit photo made her the number-one pin-up girl of the World War II era. It was later included in the...
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Christopher lee famously Corrected his director on the proper sound that stabbing some makes
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/christopher-lee-dies-at-93-a-true-wwii-sas-and-soe-hero.html
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/christopher-lee-dies-at-93-a-true-wwii-sas-and-soe-hero.html
Christopher Lee dies at 93 - A True WWII SAS and SOE Hero
British actor, Christopher Lee has died at the age of 93.
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This story is amazing! Wow, his record is still sealed period that is very strange? I read the book hazardous-duty buy General Singlaub. This is the general that President Jimmy Carter fired when he he was the deputy Commander for American forces in Korea. He was an OSS man and he was not afraid of losing his career to keep American soldiers in Korea and it worked! I have this book it is an excellent read. This guy is still alive. He is a true hero even if he was tainted by the Iran-Contra scandal.
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I'm going to post your story on rallypoint period this Christopher Lee Story is amazing and I will credit you for it.
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Thank for sharing, people would be surprised just how many Veterans have gone on to be musicians, writers, actors, athletes... we represent ourselves well!
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