thedrifter
05-04-03, 08:31 AM
The Entertainers of 2003 have been in all of the news media lately. it seems
News Paper, Television and Radio has been more than ready to put them and
their message before the public.
I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of 1943 were
doing, (60 years ago). Most of these brave men have since passed on.
Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on
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 a R.A.F. pilot who was shot
down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans.
David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the British
Commandos in Normandy.
James Stewart flew 20 missions as a B-24 pilot in Europe.
Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) was a waist gunner flying
missions on a B-17 in Europe.
Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
Ernest Borgnine was a U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
Charles Durning was a U.S. Army Ranger at Normandy.
Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps.
George C. Scott was a U.S. Marine.
Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic
action as a U.S. Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific battle on the
island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov.1943.
Brian Keith served as a Marine rear gunner in several actions against the
Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
Lee Marvin was a marine on Saipan when he was wounded.
John Russell was a Marine on Guadalcanal.
Robert Ryan was a U.S. Marine who served with the O.S.S. in Yugoslavia.
Tyrone Power (an established movie star when Pearl Harbor was bombed) joined
the Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out of
Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Audie Murphy , little guy from Texas, Most Decorated serviceman of WWII.
I wish I had room to tell you more about Actor Sterling Hayden and an actor
by the name of Peter J. Ortiz (Twelve O'clock High, Rio Grande and The Wings
of Eagles), but this would turn into a book.
There is quite a huge gap between the heroics and patriotism in 1943 and the
cowardly despicable posturing of the Hollywood crowd of today.
Sempers,
Roger
News Paper, Television and Radio has been more than ready to put them and
their message before the public.
I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of 1943 were
doing, (60 years ago). Most of these brave men have since passed on.
Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on
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 a R.A.F. pilot who was shot
down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans.
David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the British
Commandos in Normandy.
James Stewart flew 20 missions as a B-24 pilot in Europe.
Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) was a waist gunner flying
missions on a B-17 in Europe.
Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
Ernest Borgnine was a U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
Charles Durning was a U.S. Army Ranger at Normandy.
Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps.
George C. Scott was a U.S. Marine.
Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic
action as a U.S. Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific battle on the
island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov.1943.
Brian Keith served as a Marine rear gunner in several actions against the
Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
Lee Marvin was a marine on Saipan when he was wounded.
John Russell was a Marine on Guadalcanal.
Robert Ryan was a U.S. Marine who served with the O.S.S. in Yugoslavia.
Tyrone Power (an established movie star when Pearl Harbor was bombed) joined
the Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out of
Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Audie Murphy , little guy from Texas, Most Decorated serviceman of WWII.
I wish I had room to tell you more about Actor Sterling Hayden and an actor
by the name of Peter J. Ortiz (Twelve O'clock High, Rio Grande and The Wings
of Eagles), but this would turn into a book.
There is quite a huge gap between the heroics and patriotism in 1943 and the
cowardly despicable posturing of the Hollywood crowd of today.
Sempers,
Roger