Australia

• John Gorton, served in RAAF, became Prime Minister of Australia in later life
• Leo McKern, actor, Australian Army
• Bruce Ruxton
• Gough Whitlam, served in RAAF, became Prime Minister of Australia in later life

Victor E Martin Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002), Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. ... Image:Number Two. ... Bruce Caryle Ruxton OBE AM (born 6 February 1926) is Australian and known as the former President of the Victorian Returned and Services League and was also on its executive committee. ... Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (, pronounced Goff), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia. ...

Canada

• Gordon Dailley, hockey player, Canadian Army
• James Doohan, actor, Canadian Army, Artillery Officer, D-Day and Normandy
• Paul Martineau, politician, lawyer, and judge, RCAF
• Leslie Nielsen, comic actor, RCAF
• Edwin Alonzo Boyd, bank robber
• Delile Laidlaw

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China

• Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese Generalismo later become the founder of Republic of China Taiwan after Chinese civil war
• Deng Xiaoping, China head of state in 1980, embraced open door policy.
• Mao Tse Tung, Creator of Peoples Republic of China.
• Zhou Enlai, Important figure for the Ping-Pong diplomacy during the Sino-Soviet Split

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Finland

• Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland 1982-1994
• Väinö Linna, Author of The Unknown Soldier and Under the North Star among the others.

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France

• Pierre Boulle, author Bridge on the River Kwai
• Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Prime Minister of France, 1969-1972
• Bernard Fall, author
• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of France 1974-1981
• Pierre Messmer, Prime Minister of France, 1972-1974
• François Mitterrand, President of France 1981-1995
• Georges Pompidou, President of France 1969-1974
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, aviator, author Le Petit Prince

Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French novelist. ... The Bridge over the River Kwai taken in June 2004. ... Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French politician Jacques Chaban-Delmas (March 7, 1915–November 10, 2000) was a French Gaullist politician. ... The Prime Minister of France (Premier ministre de la France) is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bernard B. Fall Bernard B. Fall (November 19, 1926-February 21, 1967) was a prominent war correspondent and expert on Indochina during the 1950s and 1960s. ... Valéry Marie René Giscard dEstaing (born 2 February 1926) is a French center-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... On May 29, 1974 Jacques Chirac (left) replaced Pierre Messmer (right) as prime minister on the steps of the Hôtel Matignon. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...   IPA: (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was President of France from 1981 to 1995, elected as representative of the Socialist Party (PS). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Antoine de Saint-Exupéry[1] (pronounced ) (June 29, 1900 – presumably July 31, 1944) was a French writer and aviator. ... The Little Prince (French Le Petit Prince), published in 1943, is French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupérys most famous novel, which he wrote while staying at a hotel in New York. ...

Germany

• Pope Benedict XVI, current pope
• Erich Hartmann, top German fighter ace
• Gert Fröbe, actor, Nazi Party Officer, he aided German Jews by hiding them from the Gestapo before 1945
• Ernst Jünger, author
• Helmut Kohl, politician, fought as teenage soldier
• Guy Sajer, author, The Forgotten Soldier
• Helmut Schmidt, politician
• Percy Ernst Schramm, historian
• Kurt Waldheim, Austrian politician

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Japan

• Sakae Oba, leader of last organized force of Imperial Japanese Army; surrendered on December 1, 1945.
• Hiroo Onoda, one of the last Japanese soldiers to surrender (1976)
• Toshiro Mifune, actor, Imperial Japanese Air Force, Aerial Photography unit
• Akio Morita, founder of SONY
• Yasuhiro Nakasone, former prime minister
• Saburo Sakai, top Japanese fighter ace

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The Netherlands

• Prince Bernhard of Lippe prince-consort
• Piet de Jong Former Dutch prime minister, submarine commander in WWII

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (June 29, 1911 – December 1, 2004) born Count Bernhard of Biesterfeld, was Prince Consort to the late Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and father of the current monarch, Queen Beatrix. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Petrus Jozef Sietze Piet de Jong (Known as Oom Piet, or Uncle Piet) (born April 3, 1915) is a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971, as a member of the catholic KVP party. ...

New Zealand

• Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO, commander of the New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force
• Charles Upham, two time winner of the Victoria Cross

Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO and three Bars (March 21, 1889 — July 4, 1963), arguably New Zealands most famous soldier and military commander, also served as Governor-General of New Zealand. ... Charles Upham Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham VC and bar (September 21, 1908 – November 22, 1994) was a New Zealand soldier who won the Victoria Cross twice during the Second World War: in Crete in May 1941, and at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in July 1942. ... The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour in the face of the enemy to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. ...

Norway

• Jo Benkow, politician
• Willy Brandt, politician
• Trygve Bratteli, politician
• Einar Gerhardsen, politician
• Olav V, king

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Poland

• Wojciech Jaruzelski, post-war Polish Prime Minister and President
• Stanisław Lem, science fiction writer
• General Stanislaw Maczek
• General Stanisław Sosabowski, commander of Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade.

Wojciech Jaruzelski in 2006 Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (pronounced: ) (born July 6, 1923) was a communist Polish political and military leader, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985, head of the Polish Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and President from 1989 to 1990. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Poland. ... Following are the successive heads of state of Poland. ... Stanisław Lem (1966). ... Gen. ... Gen. ...

Soviet Union

• Leonid Brezhnev, Cold War Soviet leader.
• Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, author, Nobel Prize for Literature, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
• Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev, top Soviet sniper, around 400 kills.

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (Russian: , Leonid Ilič Brežnev) December 19, 1906 [O.S. December 19, 1906] – November 10, 1982) was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (and thus de facto ruler of the USSR) from 1964 to 1982, serving in that position longer than anyone... Solzhenitsyn was exiled from the Soviet Union for his book The Gulag Archipelago. ... Vasili Grigoryevich Zaitsev Captain Vassiliy Grigoryevich Zaitsev (Russian: Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев) (23 March 1915 – 15 December 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II who between 10 November and 17 December 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad killed 114 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies, including 11 snipers. ...

United Kingdom

• Richard Attenborough, actor and director, Royal Air Force
• Douglas Bader, World War II hero, fighter pilot, Group Captain, fought in Battle of Britain despite having lost both legs in a pre-war flying accident
• Tony Benn, politician, Home Guard then pilot with, Royal Air Force
• Dirk Bogarde, actor, British Army, Captain, primarily an intelligence officer, was one of the first Allied officers to reach the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp which left him with a life-long hostility towards Germany
• Richard Burton, actor, Royal Air Force Officer, served as a navigator
• Roger Bushell, Squadron Leader RAF pilot who organized and led the famous 'great escape' from the Nazi prisoner of war camp, Stalag Luft III.
• James Callaghan, Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979, Lieutenant in Royal Navy Patrol Service
• Ian Carmichael, actor, British Army
• Jack Churchill, Lieutenant Colonel, DSO and Bar, MC and Bar, eccentric war hero, nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill", fought throughout World War II armed with a sword.
• Arthur C. Clarke, author 2001: A Space Odyssey, RAF
• James Clavell, author Shogun, Royal Artillery, POW
• Harry H. Corbett, actor, famous for Steptoe and Son, Royal Marines
• Noel Coward, actor, writer, composer, wit, Secret Intelligence Service, MI5
• Peter Cushing, actor, British Army, ENSA
• Roald Dahl, author, RAF, Hurricane pilot
• Stephen Dodgson, composer, Royal Navy
• Hugh Dowding, Air Chief Marshal, RAF Commander during Battle of Britain
• Clive Dunn, actor, famous for playing Lance Corporal Jones in Dad's Army, British Army, was a prisoner of war
• Anthony Eden, British politician, Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957, served briefly as a Major in British Army, before returing to Churchill's government.
• Denholm Elliott, actor, Royal Air Force, shot down over Germany in 1942 and spent rest of the war as a P.O.W..
• Queen Elizabeth II, Second Lieutenant in Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service
• Ian Fleming, James Bond creator, Commander in Naval Intelligence
• George MacDonald Fraser, author/screenwriter, officer in The Border Regiment, Burma
• George Formby, actor, comedian and singer, ENSA served in Europe (1939-1940, 1944-1945) and North Africa (1941-1943)
• John Gardner, author, Royal Marines
• Sir John Gielgud, actor, London Fire Watch Warden, he expected to serve in regular forces, but an exemption from military service was obtained for him by his theatrical agency without his consent or knowledge, therefore could not serve in the regular forces
• Stewart Granger, actor, British Army 1939–1942, invalided out
• Sir Alec Guinness, actor, Royal Navy, commanded landing craft during invasion of Sicily
• Joyce Grenfell, actress, comedienne and singer-songwriter, ENSA toured India, North Africa and Middle East
• Tony Hancock, comic actor, RAF Regiment
• Rex Harrison, actor, Flight Lieutenant in Royal Air Force
• Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1970-1974) and leader of the Conservative Party (1965-1975), Lieutenant-Colonel in Royal Artillery
• James Herriot, pen name of James Alfred Wight, veterinarian and author, RAF
• Trevor Howard, actor, Second Lieutenant, British Army
• Nigel Patrick, actor, Lieutenant-Colonel in Infantry
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Navy Officer served throughout the war (1939-1946), and was present in Tokyo harbour when Japan surrendered.
• Frankie Howerd, comedian and comic actor, British Army
• Bryan Forbes, actor and director
• Hattie Jacques, Carry On actress, Nurse with Red Cross
• Sid James, Carry On actor, Lieutenant, South African Army
• Johnnie Johnson, Air Vice Marshal, fighter pilot, Royal Air Force, was the British flying ace with the most "kills" during the war.
• James Harry Lacey, nicknamed 'Ginger' Lacey Squadron Leader, fighter pilot, Royal Air Force, the top scoring RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain
• Christopher Lee, actor, RAF, Intelligence Officer
• Vivien Leigh, actress, ENSA toured North Africa in 1943
• John Le Mesurier, actor, famous for playing Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army, Captain, Royal Armoured Corps
• Desmond Llewelyn, actor famous for playing Q in the James Bond films, British Army Officer
• Arthur Lowe,actor, famous for playing Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, Sergeant-Major, British Army
• Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician and radio presenter, British Army Officer
• Spike Milligan, comedian, writer, artist, musician, humanitarian, poet, 56th Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery, D Battery.
• Sir John Mills, actor, Second Lieutenant in Royal Artillery
• Harry Andrews, actor, Major in Royal Artillery
• Jack Hawkins, actor, Royal Welch Fusiliers
• Patrick Moore, astronomer, RAF navigator
• Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Senior Royal Navy Commander
• James Robertson Justice, actor, fought in the Spanish Civil War, on the Republican side and served as a sailor in the Royal Navy
• David Niven, actor, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commandos, landed at Normandy beaches on D-Day.
• Sir Laurence Olivier, actor and director, secret agent with Special Operations Executive (1940-1941 in America) and later Lieutenant in the Fleet Air Arm as pilot
• Clyde Pangborn, pioneer aviator, RAF transport
• Donald Pleasance, actor, Royal Air Force, shot down and was tortured by the S.S.
• Anthony Quayle, Army Officer, later joined the Special Operations Executive and served in Albania.
• Bertram Ramsay, Admiral, Royal Navy Commander, responsible for the Dunkirk evacuation and played a major part in planning the D-Day invasion
• Michael Redgrave, actor Royal Navy
• Sir Ralph Richardson, actor, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Lieutenant-Commander
• Paul Scofield, actor, ENSA
• Harry Secombe, comedian, actor, singer, British Army, served in North Africa
• Peter Sellers, comedian and actor, RAF gained the rank of Corporal
• Bill Slim, Field Marshal
• Richard Todd, actor, British Army, paratrooper dropped in Normandy, fought in engagement for Pegasus Bridge
• Terry-Thomas, actor, British Army and ENSA.
• Robert Stanford Tuck, Wing Commander, fighter pilot Royal Air Force, was one of the British flying aces of the war
• Peter Ustinov, actor, Army, Private, served in Army Film Unit
• Jack Webster, Major in the Middle East who became famous journalist in Canada
• Kenneth Williams, Carry On actor, Royal Engineers
• Norman Wisdom, comic actor, British Army
• Orde Wingate, Commando

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Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Joyce Grenfell OBE (10 February 1910 – 30 November 1979), born Joyce Irene Phipps, was an English film and television actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter. ... ENSA may be: The European Student Nurse Association, (www. ... Biography published in 1978 (1983 paperback reprint shown) Anthony John Hancock, best known as Tony Hancock (May 12, 1924 – June 24, 1968) was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s. ... The Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF Regt) is a specialist corps within the Royal Air Force, responsible for capturing and defending airfields and associated installations. ... Sir Reginald Carey Rex Harrison (b. ... 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RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF... See Intelligence Officers ... Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier (November 5, 1913 – July 8, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award winning English actress. ... ENSA may be: The European Student Nurse Association, (www. ... John Le Mesurier (Bedford, 5th April 1912 – 15th November, 1983), born John Charles Elton Le Mesurier De Somerys Halliley, was a British actor. ... Sergeant The Honourable Arthur Wilson is a fictional Home Guard platoon sergeant and bank clerk portrayed by John Le Mesurier on the BBC television situation comedy Dads Army. ... 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United States

The last American World War II veteran on active duty was Captain Earl R. Fox, USCG, who retired in 1999

• Don Adams, actor, US Marine Corps, fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
• Daniel Akaka,US Senator
• Eddie Albert, actor, US Navy, earned the Bronze Star for actions during the Battle of Tarawa in November, 1943.
• Robert Altman, film director, US Army Air Corps
• Jack Anderson, journalist
• Desi Arnaz, actor/band leader, US Army
• James Arness, actor, US Army, severely wounded during the Battle of Anzio.
• Beatrice Arthur, actress, one of the first women to enlist in the USMC during WWII
• Leon Askin, actor, US Army
• Gene Autry, singer/actor, US Army Air Corps, only pilot in the USAAF allowed to wear cowboy boots when in uniform.
• Lew Ayres, actor, US Army, Medical Corps
• Raymond Bailey, actor, Merchant Marine
• Harvey Ball, inventor of the smiley, US Army
• Martin Balsam, actor, US Army Air Corps
• Aaron Bank, founder of Special Forces, OSS
• Bob Barker, television game show host, US Navy, Corsair fighter pilot
• Lex Barker, actor, United States Army, enlisted as a Private, rose to the rank of Major
• Leon Bass, educator, US Army
• Lloyd Bentsen, former US senator and Vice-Presidential candidate, US Army Air Corps
• Fred Blassie, professional wrestler, actor, recording star. United States Navy.
• Richard Bong, top US fighter Ace, US Army Air Corps
• Ernest Borgnine, actor, US Navy
• Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, leader of Black Sheep Squadron, US Marine Corps
• Omar Bradley, US Army General
• David Brinkley, journalist, national anchorman, US Army
• Charles Bronson, actor, US Army Air Corps, 20th Air Force, B-29 tail-gunner
• Mel Brooks, comedian, US Army, 1104th Combat Engineers Group
• Lenny Bruce, comedian, US Navy
• Art Buchwald, humorist/columnist, US Marine Corps
• Raymond Burr, actor, United States Navy, wounded in the Battle of Okinawa.
• George Bush, US President, US Navy
• Sid Caesar, comedian, US Coast Guard
• Tony Canadeo, professional football player, US Army
• Art Carney, actor, US Army
• Johnny Carson, Tonight Show host, US Navy
• William Casey, CIA Director, OSS US Navy
• Warren Christopher, former Secretary of State, US Navy
• Gordon P. Chung-Hoon first Asian-American admiral, US Navy
• Lee van Cleef, actor, US Navy
• Morris Cohen, postwar USSR Spy, US Army
• Jerry Coleman, professional baseball player and broadcaster, US Marine Corps
• Lynn "Buck" Compton, prosecuted Sirhan Sirhan for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy, US 101st Airborne
• William Conrad, actor, US Army Air Corps
• Jackie Coogan, actor, United States Army Air Forces, volunteered for hazardous duty as a Flight Officer for the 1st Air Commando Group, flying gliders.
• Ken Curtis, actor, US Army
• Tony Curtis, actor, United States Navy, served from 1942-1945 aboard a submarine tender in the Pacific Theater. Personally witnessed the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay.
• Benjamin O. Davis Sr, first African-American general, US Army
• Benjamin O. Davis Jr, commander of Tuskegee Airmen, US Army Air Corps
• Jack Dempsey, boxer, US Coast Guard
• David Dinkins, NYC mayor, US Marine Corps
• Bob Dole, former US senator, presidential candidate, US Army
• Kirk Douglas, actor, US Navy
• Charles Durning, actor, US Army, participated in the Battle of Normandy landings and was one of the few survivors of the infamous Malmedy massacre.
• Buddy Ebsen, actor, US Coast Guard
• Dwight D. Eisenhower, US President, US Army
• Will Eisner, acclaimed comics artist and creator of the term "graphic novel", US Army
• Douglas Fairbanks Jr., actor, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, assigned to Lord Mountbatten's Commando staff in England where he formulated an idea for a unit designed to create military deception involving fake beach landings to confuse the enemy.
• Norman Fell, actor, US Army Air Corps
• Bob Feller, baseball player, United States Navy, chief of an anti-aircraft gun crew aboard USS Alabama, earned five campaign ribbons, eight battle stars.
• Gerald Ford, US President, US Navy
• Glenn Ford, actor, naturalized US citizen, US Marine Corps, earned the Legion d'Honneur
• John Ford, director, US Navy
• Samuel G. Fuqua, earned the Medal of Honor, US Navy
• Paul Fussell, author/professor, US Army
• Clark Gable, actor, US Army Air Corps
• Daryl Gates, former LAPD chief, US Navy
• John Glenn, astronaut/test pilot, US Marine Corps
• Barry Goldwater, former US senator, presidential candidate, US Army Air Corps
• Harold Gould, actor, United States Army
• Hank Greenberg, baseball player, Lieutenant, United States Army Air Forces
• Woody Guthrie, folk singer, Merchant Marine
• Bill Halsey, US Navy Fleet Admiral
• Sterling Hayden, actor, OSS, US Marine Corps
• Joseph Heller, author Catch-22, US Army Air Corps
• Charlton Heston, actor, US Army Air Corps
• William Patrick Hitler, nephew of Adolph Hitler, US Navy
• William Holden, actor, US Army Air Corps
• Rock Hudson, actor, US Navy
• E. Howard Hunt, Watergate figure, US Navy and US Army Air Corps
• Daniel Inouye, US Senator, US Army
• Chappie James, noted African-American, US Army Air Corps
• Lyndon B. Johnson, US President, US Navy
• Russell Johnson, actor, US Army Air Corps
• Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson, founder of Shakey's Pizza, US Navy
• Jacob Jones, US Army, Signal Corps
• James Jones, author The Thin Red Line, US Army
• Robert Keeshan, Captain Kangaroo, US Marine Corps
• Brian Keith, actor, US Marine Corps
• DeForest Kelley, actor, US Army Air Corps
• George Kennedy, actor, US Army
• John F. Kennedy, US President, US Navy
• Jack Kerouac, author On the Road, Merchant Marine
• Hank Ketcham, creator of Dennis the Menace, US Navy
• Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State, US Army
• Werner Klemperer, actor, US Army
• Jack Klugman, actor, US Army
• Ted Knight, actor, US Army
• Don Knotts, actor, US Army
• Ed Koch, NYC mayor & second People's Court judge, US Army
• Nancy Kulp, actress, US Navy
• Burt Lancaster, actor, US Army
• Tom Landry, coach of Dallas Cowboys, US Army Air Corps
• Lyndon LaRouche, political activist and candidate, US Army
• Frank Lautenberg, US senator, US Army
• Norman Lear, TV producer, US Army Air Corps
• Harold Lee, Tail Gunner, US Airforce
• Roy Lichtenstein, artist, US Army
• Charles Lindbergh, pioneer aviator, flew 50 combat missions as a civilian
• Douglas MacArthur, US Army General
• Norman Mailer, author, US Army
• Delbert Mann, director, United States Army Air Forces
• Strother Martin, actor, US Navy
• Lee Marvin, actor, US Marine Corps, 5th Marine Division, PFC sniper. Wounded in action during battle of Saipan.
• Walter Matthau, actor, Staff Sergeant, US Army Air Corps, 8th Air Force, B-24 radioman-gunner.
• Victor Mature, actor, US Coast Guard
• Joseph McCarthy, US senator, US Marine Corps
• George McGovern, US senator, presidential candidate, US Army Air Corps
• Ed McMahon, US Marine Corps fighter pilot, flight instructor and test pilot, also served in Korea, remained in reserves, retiring with rank of Colonel in 1966, then commissioned Brigadier General in California Air National Guard
• Robert McNamara, former Secretary of Defense, US Army Air Corps
• Russ Meyer, B-movie director, U.S. Army, combat cameraman, 166th Signal Photo Company.
• James A. Michener, author, US Navy
• Glenn Miller, band leader, Captain, United States Army Air Forces, killed on active duty.
• Robert Montgomery, actor, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy
• Zero Mostel, actor, US Army
• Audie Murphy, actor, US Army, the most decorated US soldier in WWII
• Paul Newman, actor, US Navy, tailgunner
• Chester Nimitz, US Navy Admirial
• Richard Nixon, US President, US Navy Lt. Commander
• James Noble, actor, US Navy
• Carroll O'Connor, actor, Merchant Marine
• George Patton, US Army General
• Tom Poston, actor of Newhart fame, US Army Air Corps
• Tyrone Power, actor, Second Lieutenant, US Marine Corps, served with VMR-253 during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
• Mario Puzo, author The Godfather, US Army Air Corps
• Tony Randall, actor, US Army
• Harry Reasoner, journalist on 60 Minutes
• Carl Reiner, actor, US Army
• William H. Rehnquist Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the US
• Don Rickles, actor/comedian, US Navy, served as a seaman aboard USS Cyrene, a motor torpedo boat tender
• Jason Robards Jr, actor, United States Navy, earned the Navy Cross.
• Dan Rowan, comedian/tv personality, US Army Air Forces, flew P-40's in the Pacific Theater, scoring two kills before being shot down and seriously wounded over New Guinea. Earned the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
• Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, US Army Air Corps
• Andy Rooney, political commentator (Sixty Minutes), US Army
• Mickey Rooney, actor, US Army American Forces Network
• John Russell, actor, US Marine Corps, battlefield commission to Lieutenant at Guadacanal.
• Robert Ryan, actor, US Marine Corps, Drill Instructor
• Soupy Sales, comedian & actor, US Navy
• George Savalas, actor, US Navy
• Telly Savalas, actor, US Army
• George Schultz, former Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, US Marine Corps
• Charles M. Schulz, creator of comic strip Peanuts, US Army
• Rod Serling, Twilight Zone host, US Army, earned the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for bravery.
• Alan Shepard, first American astronaut, US Navy
• Rodger W. Simpson, Rear Admiral, US Navy
• Red Skelton, actor/comedian
• Deke Slayton, Mercury program astronaut, US Army Air Corps
• Warren Spahn, baseball player, US Army, combat engineer who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and at the Ludendorff Bridge, earned a battlefield commission, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for bravery.
• Robert Stack, actor, US Navy
• Rod Steiger, actor, US Navy
• John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court Associate Justice
• Jimmy Stewart, actor, US Army Air Corps, 8th Air Force, flew 20 combat bomber missions
• Ted Stevens, US Senator,US Air Force
• Joseph Stilwell, US Army General
• Robert Taylor, actor, US Marine Corps, flying instructor
• Charles Thone, former governor of Nebraska, US Army
• Leon Uris, author (Battle Cry), US Marine Corps
• Kurt Vonnegut, author Slaughterhouse Five, US Army, POW
• Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris, US Navy flying ace and founder of the Blue Angels
• Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, Major General, awarded the Medal of Honor, also was the highest ranking POW (Philippines), US Army
• Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey, US Army
• George Wallace, Governor of Alabama, presidential candidate, US Army Air Corps
• Eli Wallach, actor, US Army
• Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, US Army
• Joseph Wapner, original The People's Court judge
• Jack Warden, actor, US Army Paratrooper
• John Warner, US Senator, US Army Marine Corps
• Jack Webb, actor, US Army Air Corps
• Caspar Weinberger, former Secretary of Defense, US Army
• Charles Willeford, author, US Army
• Ted Williams, baseball player, fighter pilot, US Marine Corps
• Jonathan Winters, actor/comedian, US Marine Corps
• Richard Winters, personnel manager, US 101st Airborne
• Ed Wood, B-movie director, US Marine Corps
• Chuck Yeager, first supersonic flight/fighter ace, US Army Air Corps
• Howard Zinn, historian, US Army Air Corps

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James Arness James Arness (originally Aurness) (born May 26, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke for 20 years, a record length for a character on a single prime time show (though the length of time in a role is shared... Operation Shingle (January 22, 1944), during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. ... Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel, May 13, 1922) is an Emmy-and Tony Award winning American actress, singer, and comedian. ... Leon Askin (left) and Paulus Manker in a café in Vienna. ... Gene Autry. ... publicity photo for Ayres Lew Ayres (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor. ... Raymond Bailey (May 6, 1904 – April 15, 1980) was an American actor. ... Harvey Ross Ball (10 July 1921 – 12 April 2001) is famous for his invention of the Smiley. ... The smiley has gone through many incarnations over the years, but it consistently retains the same features. ... Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. ... Aaron Bank (November 23, 1902-April 1, 2004) was the founder of the US Army Special Forces, commonly called Green Berets. ... The United States Army Special Forces—or simply Special Forces (capitalized)—is an elite Special Operations Force of the United States Army trained for unconventional warfare and special operations. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Lex Barker (May 8, 1919 - May 11, 1973) was born Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ... Leon Bass (born 1925) is an educator from Pennsylvania. ... Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. ... Fred Blassie (February 8, 1918 – June 2, 2003), better known as Classy Freddie Blassie, was an American professional wrestler and manager born in St. ... {{ USN redirects here. ... Richard Dick Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) is the United States highest-scoring air ace, having shot down 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II. Bong was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF), and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor. ... Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut on January 24, 1917[1][2] ) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Colonel Gregory Pappy Boyington, USMC, (December 4, 1912 - January 11, 1988) was an American fighter ace. ... The Black Sheep were a Marine Corps aviation unit, VMF-214, that served in the South Pacific during World War II. The squadron was commanded originally by Gregory Pappy Boyington. ... Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981) was one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II and a General of the Army of the United States Army. ... David Brinkley David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was a popular American television newscaster for two different USA television networks, NBC, and later, ABC. From 1956 through 1970 he co-anchored NBCs top rated nightly news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report with Chet Huntley. ... For other persons named Charles Bronson, see Charles Bronson (disambiguation). ... Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky on May 9, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, writer, director and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ... Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was a controversial American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Arthur Buchwald (October 20, 1925 – January 17, 2007) was an American humorist best known for his long-running column that he wrote in The Washington Post, which in turn was carried as a syndicated column in many other newspapers. ... Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917—September 12, 1993) was an Emmy-nominated actor and vintner, perhaps best known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. ... {{ USN redirects here. ... Combatants United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand Empire of Japan Commanders Simon B. Buckner†, Joseph W. Stilwell, Ray Spruance Mitsuru Ushijima† Isamu Cho† Strength 548,000 regulars, 1300 ships,  ? aircraft 100,000 regulars and militia,  ? ships,  ? aircraft Casualties 12,513 dead or missing, 38,916 wounded, 33,096... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... Sid Caesar (born Isaac Sidney Caesar on September 8, 1922) is an Emmy-winning comic actor and writer, best known as the leading man on the 1950s television sketch comedy series Your Show of Shows. ... Anthony Robert Canadeo The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga (born May 5, 1919, in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died November 29, 2003 at age of 84) was a professional football halfback and quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. ... Art Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award winning American actor in film, stage, television, and radio. ... For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ... The First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush and current host Jay Leno. ... William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 - May 6, 1987) was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1981 to 1987. ... Warren Minor Christopher (born October 27, 1925) is an American diplomat and lawyer. ... Gordon Paiea Chung-Hoon (鍾雲(?), Honolulu, Hawaii, July 10, 1910 - July 24, 1979) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who served during World War II. His father, William Chung-Hoon Jr. ... Lee Van Cleef (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American film actor, who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures. ... There are a couple of known Morris Cohens: Morris Two-Gun Cohen (1887-1970) was a British-born adventurer who became a bodyguard for Sun Yat-sen. ... Gerald Francis Jerry Coleman (born September 14, 1924) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and, currently, a play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres. ... Lynn D. Buck Compton (born December 31, 1921) is a retired California Court of Appeal Judge who served as the lead prosecutor in Sirhan Sirhans trial for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy. ... Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (born March 19, 1944) is the convicted assassin of United States Senator Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy. ... Robert Francis Bobby Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. ... Conrad in Cannon William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994), born William Cann, was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his gifted use of a marvelous baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. ... John Leslie (Jackie) Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. ... The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was a part of the U.S. Army during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... The United States 1st Air Commando Group operated in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II as part of the U.S. Tenth Air Force in support of the British Fourteenth Army in the Burma Campaign. ... Ken Curtis (born July 2, 1916; died April 29, 1991), Singer-Actor, best known as Festus of Gunsmoke fame. ... Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz, June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. ... {{ USN redirects here. ... The Pacific Ocean theater was one of four major theaters of the Pacific War, between 1941 and 1945. ... Brig. ... Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. ... Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group, Tuskegee Airmen, the elite, all-African American 332nd Fighter Group at Ramitelli, Italy. ... William Harrison Jack Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title between 1919 and 1926. ... David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927 in Trenton, New Jersey) was the Mayor of New York City from 1989 through 1993, the first (and, to date, only) African American to hold that office. ... § Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) was a United States Senator from Kansas from 1969-1996, serving part of that time as United States Senate Majority Leader. ... Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky December 9, 1916) is an American actor and film producer known for his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as sons of bitches. He is also father to Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas. ... Charles Durning Charles Durning (born February 28, 1923 in Highland Falls, New York) is an American actor of stage and screen, born to an impoverished Irish American Catholic family, which he left as soon as possible to ease the financial pressure on his mother. ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (US 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B... United States soldiers discover the aftermath of the Malmedy Massacre. ... Buddy Ebsen (April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003) was an American actor and dancer, who is best-remembered for his role as Jed Clampett in the popular television series The Beverly Hillbillies. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American General and politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953–1961). ... William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an acclaimed American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. ... Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ... In the Royal Navy, United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and inferior to a commander. ... {{ USN redirects here. ... Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... For other uses, see Commando (disambiguation). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Fell in the opening credits of Threes Company Norman Fell (born Norman Feld March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American film and television actor most famous for his role as landlord Mr. ... Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed the The guy who wont sign his great nephews baseballs from Van Meter and Rapid Robert, is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... {{ USN redirects here. ... There have been at least six United States Navy or United States Revenue Cutter Service ships named Alabama, after the southern state of Alabama. ... this guy is awsome i played him in a school play he also has some pretty funky history Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was an acclaimed Canadian-born actor from Hollywoods Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor ( AmE) or Legion of Honour ( ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director famous for westerns such as Stagecoach and The Searchers and adaptations of such classic 20th century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Paul Fussell (born 1924, Pasadena, California) is a cultural historian and a professor emeritus of English literature of the University of Pennsylvania. ... William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Daryl F. Gates was the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1978 until 1992. ... For other persons named John Glenn, see John Glenn (disambiguation). ... Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–87) and the Republican Partys nominee for president in the 1964 election. ... Harold V. Goldstein (born December 10, 1923 in Schenectady, New York) known as Harold Gould, is an American actor who has spent his career in movies and television. ... This article is about the baseball player. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967) was a prolific American folk musician. ... William F. Halsey, Jr. ... Sterling Hayden (March 26, 1916 - May 23, 1986) was an American actor. ... The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime intelligence agency and was a lineage precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, as well as for the Special Forces and Navy Seals, who have traced their lineage back to... Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American satirical novelist and playwright. ... Catch 22 can refer to: A book by Joseph Heller, or the movie based on the book; see Catch-22. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... William Patrick Hitler (later Stuart-Houston) (born March 12, 1911 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom – died July 1987 in Patchogue, New York, USA), nicknamed Willy (or Paddy Hitler by Irish-Americans), was the nephew of Adolf Hitler. ... William Holden (April 17, 1918 – ca. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Everette Howard Hunt, Jr. ... Daniel Ken Inouye (born September 7, 1924) is a recipient of the Medal of Honor and currently serves as the senior United States Senator from HawaiÊ»i. ... General Daniel Chappie James, Jr. ... “LBJ” redirects here. ... Russell Johnson as The Professor on Gilligans Island Russell David Johnson (born November 10, 1924, in Ashley, Pennsylvania), is an American television and film actor best known as The Professor on the CBS television sitcom Gilligans Island. ... Shakey Johnson pictured on the cover of Shakey and Me. ... Shakeys Pizza is a pizza restaurant chain based in the United States. ... Jacob Jones (March 1768 - 3 August 1850) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Barbary Wars. ... James Jones (November 6, 1921 – May 9, 1977) is an American author most famous for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. ... The Thin Red Line is author James Jones fictional account of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal, which he experienced firsthand in the US 25th Infantry Division. ... Robert Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an actor who was the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program, but who is most famous as the star and title character of the childrens show Captain Kangaroo. ... Captain Kangaroo was a childrens television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from 1955 until 1984, then moved to the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) to air syndicated reruns of past episodes in 1992. ... Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American stage, film and television actor. ... DeForest redirects here. ... George Kennedy George Kennedy (born February 18, 1925 in New York City, New York) is an actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, or JFK, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Jack Kerouac (pronounced ) (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, and artist. ... :This article is about the novel On the Road. ... Henry King Ketcham (1920-2001), commonly known as Hank Ketcham, was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994. ... For the British comic strip of the same name, see Dennis the Menace (UK). ... Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German-born American diplomat, and 1973 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. ... Klemperer as Colonel Klink on Hogans Heroes Werner Klemperer (March 22 1920Cologne – December 6, 2000) was an Emmy Award-winning comedic actor, best known for his role as Colonel Klink on the television sitcom, Hogans Heroes. ... Jack Klugman (born Jacob Joachim Klugman on April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American television and movie actor. ... Ted Knight (December 7, 1923–August 26, 1986) was an American actor. ... Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (a role which earned him five Emmy Awards), and as landlord Ralph Furley on the television sitcom Threes... Edward Irving Koch (born December 12, 1924; pronounced to rhyme with Scotch) was a United States Congressman from 1969 to 1977 and the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. ... Nancy Kulp (center) in The Beverly Hillbillies, along with costars Max Baer, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Thomas Wade Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lyndon LaRouche at a news conference in Paris in February 2006. ... Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is a businessman and Democratic Party politician. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Harold Lee might refer to: Harold B. Lee, a President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Harold Lee, a Korean American and former roommate of Jon Hurwitz who allegedly inspired the character Harold in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Category: ... Whaam! (1963). ... For Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Junior, see Lindbergh kidnapping. ... General of the Army Douglas MacArthur KCB (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964), was an American general and Field Marshal of the Philippines Army. ... Norman Mailer, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Norman Kingsley Mailer (born January 31, 1923) is an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. ... Delbert Martin Mann, Jr. ... Strother Martin, (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American character actor in numerous films and television programs. ... Lee Marvin (born on February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an Academy Award-winning American comedy actor best-known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with fellow Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon. ... Victor Mature (29 January 1913 - 4 August 1999), an American film actor, was born in Louisville, Kentucky to a Tyrolean father, Marcellus George Mature, a cutler, and a Swiss-American mother, Clara Mature. ... Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin between 1947 and 1957. ... George McGovern on May 8, 1972 cover of Time Magazine George Stanley McGovern, Ph. ... Ed McMahon in the 1960s on Tonight Edward Ed Peter Leo McMahon, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Russ Meyer Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004), best known as Russ Meyer was an American motion picture director and photographer. ... James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907? - October 16, 1997) was the American author of such books as Tales of the South Pacific (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948), Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas, and Poland. ... Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 — presumably December 15, 1944), was an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era. ... Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ... The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was a part of the U.S. Army during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... Robert Montgomery (May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director. ... In the Royal Navy, United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and inferior to a commander. ... Mostel in Sirocco (1951) Zero Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was a Brooklyn-born stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof , Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max... Also see: Audie Murphy legacy. ... Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Cannes Award, and Emmy Award-winning American actor and film director. ... Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II. He was the United States leading authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navys Bureau of Navigation in 1939. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... James Noble (born March 15, 1922 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Governor Eugene Gatling on the popular 1980s sitcom Benson. ... John Carroll OConnor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an American actor, most famous for his portrayal of the character Archie Bunker in the television sitcoms All in the Family (1971-1979) and Archie Bunkers Place (1979-1983). ... General George Smith Patton Jr. ... Tom Poston (born October 17, 1921 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American television and film actor. ... Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), the of Marine Aircraft Group 36 (MAG-36), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) provides aerial refueling service to support Fleet Marine Force (FMF) air operations; and provides assault air transport of personnel, equipment, and supplies. ... Combatants United States Empire of Japan Commanders Holland Smith Tadamichi Kuribayashi â€  Strength 110,000 21,000 Casualties 8,226 dead 19,189 wounded,[1] 494 missing[1] Total: 27,909 20,703 dead,[1] 1,000 captured[1] Total: 21,919 The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought by the... Mario Gianluigi Puzo (October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author known for his novels about the Mafia, especially The Godfather (1969). ... The Godfather is a novel written by American author Mario Puzo originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnams Sons. ... Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American comic actor. ... Harry Reasoner (April 17, 1923 – August 6, 1991) was an American journalist known for his use of language as a television commentator. ... Not to be confused with a BBC news magazine program of the same name. ... Carl Reiner (born March 20, 1922) is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. ... William H. Rehnquist has served as the Chief Justice of the United States since 1986. ... Donald Jay Rickles (born May 8, 1926 in New York City, New York) is an American comedian and actor. ... This article is about a military rank. ... The USS Cyrene (AGP-13) was a motor torpedo boat tender for the United States Navy. ... Jason Robards, Jr. ... {{ USN redirects here. ... The Navy Cross is the second highest medal that can be awarded by the Department of the Navy and the second highest award given for valor. ... Daniel Hale Rowan (Dan) (July 22, 1922 - September 22, 1987) was an American comedian. ... The Curtiss P-40 was an American fighter aircraft which first flew in 1938 and played a vital role in the crucial middle stages of World War II. Developed from the pre-war radial-engined P-36 Hawk, the P-40 became known as the Tomahawk, the Kittyhawk, and finally... The Pacific Ocean theater was one of four major theaters of the Pacific War, between 1941 and 1945. ... The Distinguished Flying Cross. ... Bronze and Silver oak leaf clusters An Oak leaf cluster is a common device which is placed on military awards and decorations to denote those who have received more than one bestowal of a particular decoration. ... The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, on May 11, 1942. ... For other meanings see Purple Heart (disambiguation). ... Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American scriptwriter and producer. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series and media franchise. ... plutoniym card This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... American Forces Network (or AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide. ... John Russell (January 3, 1921 – January 19, 1991) was an American actor most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the western television series Lawman from 1958 to 1962. ... Robert Ryan (November 11, 1909 – July 11, 1973) was an Irish-American Oscar and Bafta award-nominated actor born in Chicago, Illinois. ... Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman, January 8, 1926, in Franklinton, North Carolina) is an American comedian and actor. ... George Savalas George Demosthenes Savalas (December 5, 1926 - October 2, 1985) was a Greek-American actor. ... Telly Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a prominent Emmy Award-winning American film and television actor whose career spanned four decades. ... Shultz in his official D.O.L. portrait. ... Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts comic strip. ... Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000 (the day after Schulzs death). ... Rodman Edward Rod Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, most famous for his science fiction anthology television series, The Twilight Zone. ... Note, this page is about the television series and its two revivals. ... For other meanings see Purple Heart (disambiguation). ... The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ... Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ... Roger Whitton Simpson (1898–1964) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II. The USS Simpson (FFG-56) was named in his honor. ... Richard Bernard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American comedian whose greatest impact — in a career which began as a teen circus clown and graduated to vaudeville, Broadway, MGM films, and radio — began when he reached television stardom with The Red Skelton Show (NBC, 1951–1952... Donald Kent Deke Slayton (March 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993) was one of the original Mercury Seven NASA astronauts. ... Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 21 seasons, all in the National League. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... A US army combat engineer setting up a communications cable. ... Combatants United States  United Kingdom Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower Omar N. Bradley George S. Patton, Jr. ... The Ludendorff Bridge was a railroad bridge across the Rhine in Germany, connecting the cities of Remagen and Erpel. ... A Battlefield Commission is given to enlisted soldiers who are commissioned for outstanding leadership on the field of battle. ... For other meanings see Purple Heart (disambiguation). ... The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ... Charles Langford Modini Stack (January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003), better known as Robert Stack, was an American stage and movie actor. ... Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor. ... John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920) is currently the most senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. ... James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an iconic, Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing screen persona. ... Theodore Fulton Ted Stevens (born November 18, 1923) is the senior United States Senator from Alaska. ... Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army four-star general best-known for his service in China. ... There are many people known as Bob Taylor or Robert Taylor, including: Robert Taylor (developer) (born 1972-present), Owner of FlashExtensions. ... Charles Thone (born January 4, 1924) is an American Republican politician. ... Leon Uris (August 3, 1924 - June 21, 2003) was an American novelist, known for his historical fiction and the deep research that went into his novels. ... Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... Slaughterhouse-Five; or, The Childrens Crusade: A Duty-Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. ... Captain Roy Marlin Butch Voris (September 19, 1919–August 10, 2005) was an aviator in the United States Navy, a World War II flying ace, and founder of the Navys flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. ... The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, perhaps the most famous ace of all. ... The United States Navys Blue Angels (or Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron), formed in 1946, is the worlds first officially sanctioned military aerial demonstration team. ... Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (August 23, 1883 – September 2, 1953), was a United States Army general and the commanding officer of Allied forces in The Philippines, at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II. // Early Life and Training Wainwright was born at Fort... Addison Morton Walker (born September 3, 1923), more popularly known as Mort Walker, is an American comic artist, best known for creating the newspaper comic strips Beetle Bailey in 1950 and Hi and Lois in 1954. ... A page from the comic book version of Beetle Bailey. ... George Corley Wallace, Jr. ... Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film, TV and stage actor. ... Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 6, 1992), born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma was the founder of two American retailers Wal-Mart and Sams Club. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Judge Wapner Judge Joseph A. Wapner (born November 15, 1919 in Los Angeles, California) pioneered real-life courtroom television with The Peoples Court, which ran in syndication from 1981 to 1993 for 2,484 episodes. ... Jack Warden (September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American actor. ... John William Warner (born February 18, 1927) is an American statesman and politician, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972-1974 and has served as the Republican senior U.S. Senator from Virginia since 1979. ... John Randolph Jack Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, director, and writer who is most famous for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the radio and television series Dragnet. ... Caspar Willard Cap Weinberger, GBE (August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006), was an American politician and Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from January 21, 1981, until November 23, 1987, making him the third longest-serving defense secretary to date, after Robert McNamara and Donald Rumsfeld. ... Charles Willeford Charles Willeford was born 2 January 1919 in Little Rock, Arkansas. ... Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002), best known as Ted Williams, nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame and The Thumper, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Jonathan Winters (born November 11, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American comedic actor. ... Richard D. Winters (born January 21, 1918) is a retired United States Army officer who commanded Company E (popularly referred to as Easy Company) of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 101st Airborne Division during the Second World War. ... Ed Wood can refer to: The movie director Ed Wood, Jr. ... Charles Yeager Charles Elwood Chuck Yeager (born on February 13, 1923, in Lincoln County, West Virginia) is an American former general officer in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot. ... 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See also

• List of military veterans
• World War II