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Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) [1] was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, [4] and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history.
Pat Flaherty – Film actor and professional baseball and football player who also served in the U.S. Army during the Pancho Villa Expedition, as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Service during the First World War and as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War; Kelly Flinn – First female B-52 pilot
That said, not all of Hollywood's vets served in World War II and Korea. Several, in fact, served in just the last few years, including 34-year-old Adam Driver ("Star Wars") and 48-year-old Rob ...
Marvin served in the 4th Marine Division as a scout sniper in the Pacific Theater during World War II, [7] including assaults on Kwajalein, [8] Eniwetok, and Saipan-Tinian. [9] While serving as a member of India ("I") Company, 3rd Battalion , 24th Marines , 4th Marine Division , Marvin participated in 21 amphibious assaults on Japanese-held ...
The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...
[69] [70] Leanne Simpson of Bangor University stated that "Actor Christopher Lee famously encouraged the embellishment of his two-year military service during World War II. Many believed he served in a number of elite British military units, including the SAS, but in truth he had only been attached as a RAF liaison officer.
After high school, Sutton returned to Clarksville to become a radio announcer. During World War II, he volunteered for service in the U.S. Marine Corps, but he was medically rejected due to his color blindness. [2] [3] He then enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the South Pacific, taking part in 14 assault landings. [3]
Special Services were one of the few U.S. Army units to be racially integrated during World War II. Special Services opened their first Recreational Officer school at Fort Meade Maryland on 1 April 1942. [3] Within the United States Marine Corps, the Special Services Division was the forerunner of today's Special Services Branch. It was formed ...