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re: World War 2 soldiers who went on to be famous
Posted on 5/9/22 at 6:48 am to cable
Posted on 5/9/22 at 6:48 am to cable
Clark Gable - a gunner in a bomber flying missions over Europe
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During Gable’s first combat mission, flak from ground defenses took out one of the plane’s four engines and its stabilizer. More unnervingly, after delivering the plane’s payload, a German’s 20mm shell pierced the center of the plane, with the corner of the shell passing through the heel of Gable’s boot—lifting it clean off—and then exiting the aircraft inches above Gable’s head. On another mission, Gable took over for gunners who were wounded or killed (there was at least one of each that day). Fifteen holes were found in the fuselage. For Gable, such horrors were also a vindication, as he fully won the respect of the kids around him.
This post was edited on 5/9/22 at 8:18 am
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Posted on 5/9/22 at 7:10 am to Kafka
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During the filming of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, notoriously irascible director John Ford suddenly called out to John Wayne in front of the cast and crew, "Hey Duke, how much money did you make while Jimmy was risking his life overseas?"
Stewart, unfamiliar w/Ford's bizarre sense of humor, cringed in horror. Wayne simply grimaced and shrugged it off.
IMHO, the most awesome movie ever...
Posted on 5/9/22 at 7:13 am to fool_on_the_hill
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invasion of Tarawa in November 1943,
Read 2 books on that invasion and the one after on Pelileu. Awesome books, horrific conditions, unbelievably brave men. I don't know how they did it.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 7:15 am to cable
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Bob Dole
His story is inspiring.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 7:18 am to ZIGG
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can you even BEGIN to imagine what these Great Americans would think of the current, Woke generation?
The Wokees would call them bigots and nazis for not wanting their grandkids to mutilate their genitals
Posted on 5/9/22 at 7:22 am to Jim Rockford
Christopher Lee made up almost his entire fantastical war service. There are no records of his having done most of what he claims. Lee lied about it.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:05 am to fool_on_the_hill
Don Rickles
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:30 am to BestBanker
Ted Williams.
Williams served as a Naval Aviator during World War II and the Korean War.
Williams served as a Naval Aviator during World War II and the Korean War.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 8:49 am to fool_on_the_hill
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World War 2 soldiers who went on to be famous
This is a really dumb thread
Just about every male at that time was in the military
Posted on 5/9/22 at 9:52 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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SportsGuyNOLA
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This is a really dumb thread
I know it is... a thread about men and women who had to put their careers/lives on hold while they flew combat missions or were wounded during one of the worst wars in this worlds history... Some saved other people.. And some of them even giving the ultimate sacrifice like this man.
Leonard Supulski (1920–1943) was a professional football player from Pennsylvania who played for the Philadelphia Eagles. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a private in 1943 and completed flight navigation training. He received his commission as a first lieutenant and was assigned to the 582nd Bomb Squadron for training at McCook Army Air Field in near North Platte, Nebraska.
Two weeks after reaching McCook, Supulski and seven other airmen died on August 31, 1943, during a routine B-17 training mission near Kearney, Nebraska. He is buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery of Hanover, Pennsylvania.
And then we have the NFL today.
This post was edited on 5/9/22 at 9:59 am
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:12 am to WWII Collector
fascinating story
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:24 am to Abstract Queso Dip
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World War 2
quote:was drafted in 58
Elvis
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:25 am to OWLFAN86
Just realized that. I'm an idiot. WW2 was a really long time ago. Older than elsvis.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:29 am to Abstract Queso Dip
Chuck Bednarek was a B-24 gunner in WW2
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:30 am to OlGrandad
Yogi Berra was a gunner’s mate on an attack transport. He participated in the D-Day operation.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:35 am to OWLFAN86
Ian Fleming?
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:37 am to White Roach
yep
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:38 am to fool_on_the_hill
Sterling Hayden was in movies before the war, joined USMC and became one of the first frogmen when he got seconded to the OSS, then went back to acting.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 10:49 am to fool_on_the_hill
There was a longstanding rumor that Captain Kangaroo was a big war hero. He did enlist but was still in training when the war ended. As the legend spread, the rumors of his military exploits only grew in magnitude. And ironically his attempts to dispel the rumors only poured gas on the fire as people began to claim that he was some special forces assassin who had to cover up all of the crazy things he did. Apparently people liked the juxtaposition of a military badass versus the goofy character he played on TV.
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