OT-Hollywierd Fact or fiction?

Gunner · 2005-04-30T09:22:48+00:00

Posted with no comment "In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's"Hollywonk" the real actors of yester-year loved the United States.They had class and integrity as well as brains and talent. With theadvent of World War II many of our actors went to fight rather than stand andrant against this country we all love.They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men &women, many as simple "enlisted men".So, while the "Entertainers" of 2003 & 2004 have been in all of thenews media lately I would like to remind the people of what theentertainers of 1943 were doing, (60 years ago).Most of these brave men have since passed away.REAL HOLLYWOOD HEROES:Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing crafton D-Day.James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) landed in Normandy with the U.S. Army on D-Day.Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really was an R. A. F. pilot whowas shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans.David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the BritishCommandos in Normandy.James Stewart Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked hisway to the rank of Colonel. During World War II, Stewart served asa bomber pilot, his service record crediting him with leading more than 20missions over Germany, and taking part in hundreds of air strikes during histour of duty. Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross,France's Croix de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the AirForce as a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General beforeretiring in the late 1950s.Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he wasbeyond the draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II, Clark Gableenlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los Angeles.He attended the Officers' Candidate School at Miami Beach, Fla. andgraduated as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.He ...