MORE CELEBRITIES THAT SERVED FOR THEIR COUNTRY

RONALD REAGAN

The 33rd Governor of California and 40th President of the United States,

Ronald Wilson Reagan, enlisted in the Army Reserve following his

completion of the fourteen home-study Army Extension Courses in 1937.

Before he became an actor and ventured into politics, he joined the

Army Air Force and was assigned to AAF Public Relations and the

18th Army Air Force Base Unit.

JAMES “JIMMY” STEWART

Born on May 20, 1908, James Maitland Stewart or Jimmy Stewart

is a film actor that had a notable military career during his early years.

He served as Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve Base

and served crucial roles during World War II and the Cold War. He was

promoted as Colonel in 1953 and served as Air Force Reserve Commander at

the Dobbins Air Reserve Base.

HENRY FONDA

Before American stage and film director Henry Fonda made a debut

in Hollywood in 1935, he was enlisted in the Navy to fight in the

World War and helped to raise funds for the military defence of Great Britain.

He served as 3rd Class Quartermaster on the USS Satterlee Destroyer and

was later promoted as Air Combat Intelligence in the Central Pacific.

SEAN CONNERY

Multi-awarded Scottish actor and producer Sean Connery joined

the Royal Navy before he ventured into Hollywood. He got two

tattoos during his service in the militia to show his lifelong commitment

to his family and to his country, Scotland.

TONY CURTIS

Bernard Schwartz, more commonly known as Tony Curtis, is an

American actor who rose to fame in the 1950’s. Following the

Pearl Harbour attack during World War II, he enlisted in the

United States Navy and the Pacific Submarine Force. He also served

aboard the submarine USS Proteus until the war came to an end.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

Long before he ventured into Hollywood and politics and became

an executive and a professional bodybuilder, Arnold Schwarzenegger

served the Austrian Army to fulfil the requirement of the Austrian

government among Austrian males to render at least one year of

service in the military. He was around 21 years old when he

served the militia and underwent basic army training in 1965.

BILL COSBY

Bill Cosby is an American comedian, producer, and activist who

joined the United States Navy and served the Marine Corps Base in

Quantico, Virginia. He was also assigned to serve in the Naval Station

in Argentina, and Newfoundland Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.

His assignment involved helping the injured Korean War casualties by

providing physical therapy treatment at Hospital Corpsman.

SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

American entertainer, dancer, and impersonator Sammy Davis, Jr.

has always been a large civil rights financial supporter. During the

1940’s, he decided to serve the United States Army and was assigned

to a Special Services Unit in integrated entertainment. Following his

discharge from the military, he regained his fame by producing

albums and acting.