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First Name
Last Name
Year
War

War: WWII

Tyrone Power interrupted film career to enlist; flew cargo in & wounded out during Battle of Iwo Jima & Battle of Okinawa.

Tyrone Power
1942

War: WWII

Clark Gable enlisted after wife Carole Lombard's tragic death; flew 5 combat missions as observer-gunner in B-17 Flying Fortresses.

Clark Gable
1942

War: WWII

Hal Roach oversaw 400 training, morale & propaganda films at at "Fort Roach" (studios). Members of unit included Ronald Reagan & Alan Ladd.

Hal Roach
1942

War: WWII

Eddie Albert interupted career to serve; rescued 47 stranded Marines while under heavy enemy fire during Tarawa Invasion; supervised rescue of 30 others.

Eddie Albert
1942

War: WWII

Victor Mature interupted career to serve; served in US Coast Guard aboard Storis doing Greenland patrol work; also War Bond tours & morale shows.

Victor Mature
1942

War: WWII

Gene Autry interupted career to serve; C-47 Skytrain pilot in US Army Air Forces flying dangerous missions over Himalayas.

Gene Autry
1942

War: WWII

Audie Murphy was the most decorated US soldier of WWII during 27 months in action in the European Theatre. (served before film career)

Audie Murphy
1942

War: WWII

Cesar Romero interupted career to serve; saw action during the invasions of Tinian & Saipan.

Cesar Romero
1942

War: WWII

William Wyler served as major in US Army Air Forces & directed 2 documentaries; lost hearing in 1 ear due to aircraft engines loud sounds

William Wyler
1942-1945

War: WWII

Henry Fonda interrupted career to enlist; Quartermaster 3rd Class on destroyer USS Satterlee & Lt Junior Grade in Air Combat Intelligence in Central Pacific.

Henry Fonda
1942-1945

War: WWII

William Hopper interupted career to serve; was frogman; won Bronze Star for bravery & heroic action during operations in Pacific.

William Hopper
1942-1945

War: WWII Vietnam

Glenn Ford interrupted film career to volunteer for duty as Marine in WWII. Joined Naval Reserve in 1958 retiring in the 1970s as captain.

Glenn Ford
1967

War: WWII

Tony Curtis served aboard submarine tender USS Proteus; witnessed Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay from about a mile away. (before film career)

Tony Curtis
1943

War: WWII

DeForest Kelley served in WWII as an enlisted man in the US Army Air Forces between March 1943 & Jan 1946. (before film career)

DeForest Kelley
1943 - 1946

War: WWII

Freddie Bartholomew enlisted in US Army Air Force at age 18 & worked in aircraft maintenance.

Freddie Bartholomew
1943-1944

War: WWII

Burt Lancaster performed with the Army's 21st Special Services Division & served with Gen Mark Clark's 5th Army in Italy. (before film career)

Burt Lancaster
1943-1945

War: WWII

Tellly Savalas worked for the US State Dept as host of Your Voice of America series (before film career)

Telly Savalas
1943�1946

War: WWII

Charlton Heston served 2 years as radio operator & aerial gunner aboard B-25 Mitchell in Alaskan Aleutian Islands; reached rank of Staff Sergeant.

Charlton Heston
1944

War: WWII

Mickey Rooney interrupted career to serve; 21 months with unit that entertained troops in America & Europe; also radio personality on American Forces Network.

Mickey Rooney
1944

War: WWII

After securing a contract guarantee from RKO, Robert Ryan enlisted in US Marine Corps & served as drill instructor at Camp Pendleton, San Diego, CA

Robert Ryan
1944

War: WWII

Norman Jewison served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.

Norman Jewison
1944-1945

War: post-WWII

George C. Scott served as guard at Arlington National Cemetery; taught English literature & radio speaking/writing at Marine Corps Inst (before film career)

George C. Scott
1945

War: post-WWII

Jack Lemmon received V-12 training & served as ensign. (before film career)

Jack Lemmon
1947

War: post-WWII

Steve McQueen saved the lives of 5 Marines during Arctic exercise pulling them from a tank before it broke through ice into sea. (before film career)

Steve McQueen
1947

War: Korean War

Clint Eastwood was stationed at Fort Ord in California as a life-saving and swimming instructor. (before film career)

Clint Eastwood
1950

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Tyrone Power1942

Clark Gable1942

Hal Roach1942

Eddie Albert1942

Victor Mature1942

Gene Autry1942

Audie Murphy1942

Cesar Romero1942

William Wyler1942-1945

Henry Fonda1942-1945

William Hopper1942-1945

Glenn Ford 1967

Tony Curtis1943

DeForest Kelley1943 - 1946

Freddie Bartholomew1943-1944

Burt Lancaster1943-1945

Telly Savalas1943�1946

Charlton Heston1944

Mickey Rooney1944

Robert Ryan1944

Norman Jewison1944-1945

George C. Scott1945

Jack Lemmon1947

Steve McQueen1947

Clint Eastwood1950

Tyrone Power
1942

Clark Gable
1942

Hal Roach
1942

Eddie Albert
1942

Victor Mature
1942

Gene Autry
1942

Audie Murphy
1942

Cesar Romero
1942

William Wyler
1942-1945

Henry Fonda
1942-1945

William Hopper
1942-1945

Glenn Ford
1967

Tony Curtis
1943

DeForest Kelley
1943 - 1946

Freddie Bartholomew
1943-1944

Burt Lancaster
1943-1945

Telly Savalas
1943�1946

Charlton Heston
1944

Mickey Rooney
1944

Robert Ryan
1944

Norman Jewison
1944-1945

George C. Scott
1945

Jack Lemmon
1947

Steve McQueen
1947

Clint Eastwood
1950