You may be surprised to find out just how many of our great old-time Hollywood
actors and comedians had once risked their lives on the battlefield for our
freedom and served in the US military.
Here's More. How Many Do You Remember. Enjoy! :)
Charlton Heston, US Army Air Corps. Radio operator and aerial gunner on a B-25, Aleutians.
Danny Aiello, US Army. Lied about his age to enlist at 16. Served three years.
James Arness, US Army. As an infantryman, he was severely wounded at Anzio, Italy.
Efram Zimbalist, Jr., US Army. Purple Heart for a severe wound
received at Huertgen Forest.
Mickey Spillane, US Army Air Corps, Fighter Pilot and later Instructor Pilot.
Rod Serling. US Army. 11th Airborne
Division in the Pacific. He jumped at Tagaytay
in the Philippines and was later wounded in Manila.
Gene Autry, US Army Air Corps.
Crewman on transports that ferried supplies over
"The Hump" in the China-Burma-India Theater.
William Holden, US Army Air Corps.
Alan Hale Jr., US Coast Guard.
Russell Johnson, US Army Air Corps, B-24
crewman awarded a Purple Heart when his aircraft
was shot down by the Japanese in the Philippines.
William Conrad, US Army Air Corps. Fighter Pilot.
Jack Klugman, US Army.
Frank Sutton, US Army. Took part in 14 assault landings,
including Leyte, Luzon, Bataan and Corregidor.
Jackie Coogan, US Army Air Corps.
Volunteered for gliders and flew troops and
materials into Burma behind enemy lines.
Tom Bosley, US Navy.
Claude Akins, US Army. Signal Corps., Burma and the Philippines.
Chuck Connors, US Army. Tank-warfare instructor.
Harry Carey Jr., US Navy.
Mel Brooks, US Army. Combat Engineer.
Saw action in the Battle of the Bulge.
Robert Altman, US Army Air Corps. B-24 Co-Pilot.
Pat Hingle, US Navy. Destroyer USS Marshall.
Fred Gwynne, US Navy. Radioman.
Karl Malden, US Army Air Corps 8th Air Force, NCO
Earl Holliman. US Navy.
Lied about his age to enlist.
Discharged after a year when the Navy found out.
Rock Hudson, US Navy. Aircraft mechanic, the Philippines.
Harvey Korman, US Navy.
Aldo Ray. US Navy. UDT frogman, Okinawa.
Don Knotts, US Army, Pacific Theater
Don Rickles, US Navy aboard USS Cyrene.
Harry Dean Stanton, US Navy. Served aboard an LST in the Battle of Okinawa.
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