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455th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Mobile Battalion "RABBS" Memorial Website |
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455th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Mobile Battalion "RABBS" Memorial Website |
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This
is a list of American stars who served in the American Forces during
World War II, some of them were already famous at the beginning of
hostilities, others only later made their way to Hollywood and stardom.
The links will take you to individual pages with a little bit of background,
and there will be additional links in the next few months. |
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| First Name | Surname | Pre/Post-War | Branch | Function, Unit |
| Robert | Altman | Actor | US Army Air Force | Pilot |
| Lew | Ayers | Actor | US Army | Medic |
| Sy | Bartlett | Screenwriter | US Army Signal Corps | Field Photographic Branch |
| Ernest | Borgnine | Actor | US Navy | |
| Pat | Brady | |||
| Neville | Brand | Actor | Cpl., US Army | Silver Star |
| David | Brinkley | |||
| Charles | Bronson | Actor | US Army Air Force | Tail gunner |
| Mel | Brooks | Film director/actor | US Army | Battle of the Bulge |
| Richard | Brooks | Film director | US Marine Corps | |
| Bruce | Cabot | |||
| Sid | Caesar | |||
| Frank | Capra | Film director | US Army Signal Corps | Maj., Field Photographic Branch |
| Art | Carney | |||
| John | Carroll | |||
| John | Chancellor | |||
| Robert | Clary | |||
| Lee van | Cleef | Actor | US Navy | |
| Lee J | Cobb | |||
| Howard | Cosell | |||
| Tony | Curtis | Actor | US Navy | Signalman, USS Proteus (tender), Dragonette (submarine) |
| Marlene | Dietrich | Singer, actress | US Army | Capt., Entertainer |
| Kirk | Douglas | Actor | US Navy | Ensign, communications off., later gunnery off. |
| Dick Van | Dyke | Actor | US Army Air Force | |
| Douglas | Fairbanks Jr | Film star | US Navy | Lt. Cdr., USS Monrovia, later Strategic Plans Div., Navy Dept. |
| Glenn | Ford | Actor | US Marine Corps | |
| John | Ford | Film director | US Naval Flying Corps / OSS | Rear Adm., Field Photographic Branch |
| Clark | Gable | Actor | US Army Air Force | Film unit, Lt., 351st, 303rd BG |
| Charlton | Heston | Actor | US Army Air Force | S. Sgt., radio operator |
| William | Holden | Actor | US Army | Entertainer, Lt. |
| John | Huston | Film director / screenwriter | US Army Signal Corps | Capt., Field Photographic Branch, later 143rd Inf. 36th Texas Inf. Div. |
| Burt | Lancaster | Actor | US Army Special Services | Sgt., 5th Army |
| Lee | Marvin | Actor | US Marine Corps | |
| Walter | Matthau | Actor | US Army Air Force | Sgt., radioman / gunner |
| Lynn | Mayberry | Singer | US Army | Entertainer |
| Robert | Montgomery | Actor | US Navy | Lt. Cdr |
| Audie | Murphy | Actor | US Army Infantry | Lt., B Co. 1st Bn. 15th Inf. 3rd Div. |
| Paul | Newman | Actor | US Naval Air Corps | Radioman |
| Jack | Palance | Actor | US Army Air Force | Bomber pilot |
| Lee | Powell | Actor, The Lone Ranger | USMC | Sgt, KIA on Saipan, Mil. Cem. Hawaii |
| Mickey | Rooney | Actor | US Army | Entertainer |
| Robert | Ryan | Actor | US Marine Corps | Entertainer |
| Telly | Savalas | Actor | US Army | Inf. |
| Robert | Stack | Actor | US Marine Corps | Entertainer |
| Rod | Steiger | Actor | US Navy | |
| James | Stewart | Actor | US Army Air Force | Bomber pilot, Maj., 445th BG, USAAF Res. Brig. Gen. |
| Robert | Taylor | Actor | US Navy Air Transport | Flight instructor, Lt. |
| Danny | Thomas | Comedian | US Army | Entertainer |
| Robert | Webber | Actor | US Marine Corps | |
| William | Wyler | Film director | US Army Air Force | Lt. Col., 91st BG, Field Photographic Branch |
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Stars
at War