Famous Veterans: Tony Bennett Helped Liberate a Concentration Camp Before Singing in the Army

Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto in 1926 to Italian immigrants, Tony Bennett has come a long way since growing up poor in Queens, New York, during the Great Depression. His father was a grocer who died when Tony was just 10 years old. It wasn't long before he started helping out the family by singing while waiting tables. Like many people and many families, the Benedettos' lives were forever changed by World War II. Bennett turned 18 in 1944 and was drafted into the U.S. Army. By March 1945, the young soldier was deploying to Europe with the 63rd Infantry Division, replacing casualties lost in the Battle of the Bulge. In his 1998 autobiography "The Good Life," he called the war a "front row seat in hell."