Famous Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Soliders!
by horne_jeffrey | created - 21 Nov 2014 | updated - 17 Feb 2015 | Public
1. Jimi Hendrix
Soundtrack | Woodstock
Widely regarded as the greatest and most influential guitarist in rock history, Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, to African-American parents Lucille (Jeter) and James Allen Hendrix. His mother named him John Allen Hendrix and raised him alone while his father, Al ...
2. Marvin Gaye
Soundtrack | High Fidelity
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. (known professionally as Marvin Gaye; April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984) was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, earning him the nicknames ...
3. Ted Williams
Self | The History of Sportfishing
Theodore Samuel Williams was born in San Diego, California, on August 30, 1918. He signed a contract at the age of 18 in 1936 with the Boston Red Sox baseball team. He was assigned to their farm team in San Diego. In 1939 he made his Major League Baseball debut, where he set the record for most ...
Ted Williams went on a baseball hiatus by serving 3 years in the Navy and Marine Corps for World War 2 during the 1940s.
4. Nicole Mitchell
Nicole Mitchell is known for Learning to Fly (2008) and Gamepoint (2001).
Former Weather Channel meteorologist who sued the Weather Channel in 2012 for firing her due to serving her country in the Air Force Reserves. She sued them because they broke her contract (USERRA) with her being able to work as a meteorologist and solider simultaneously. USERRA is the rights soldiers have to protect their jobs while they are away in the military. The Weather Channel violated Nicole Mitchell's USERRA act as a military veteran.
5. Ronald Reagan
Actor | Kings Row
Ronald Reagan had quite a prolific career, having catapulted from a Warner Bros. contract player and television star, into serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild, the governorship of California (1967-1975), and lastly, two terms as President of the United States (1981-1989).
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The former of US president served his country when he was in the army.
6. R. Lee Ermey
Actor | Full Metal Jacket
A talented character actor known for his military roles, Ronald Lee Ermey was in the United States Marine Corps for 11 years. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant, and later was bestowed the honorary rank of Gunnery Sergeant by the Marine Corps, after he served 14 months in Vietnam and later did ...
Served his country as a Marine Corps staff sergeant
7. Elvis Presley
Soundtrack | Girls! Girls! Girls!
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (née Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). He had a twin brother who was stillborn. In 1948, Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. ...
The King of Rock and Roll served the US army from 1958 to 1960.
8. Steve Wilkos
Actor | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Steve Wilkos is the host of NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution's nationally syndicated series The Steve Wilkos Show.
A native of Chicago, Wilkos served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps for almost seven years before joining the Chicago Police Department. For almost 12 years, he kept ...
He successfully served his country by being part of the Marines.
9. Jackie Robinson
Self | The Jackie Robinson Story
Jackie Robinson is an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the The Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed ...
The baseball pioneer served in the US Army, but he was court martialed when he refused to move in the back off the bus when he was enlisted in the military.
10. Babe Ruth
Actor | Speedy
Most of Babe Ruth's records have been broken. In 1961, not only did Roger Maris break The Babe's 34-year-old record for most home runs in a season with 61* (2001), but Maris' teammate on the '61 Yankees, pitcher Whitey Ford broke the Babe's 43-year-old record for most scoreless innings pitched in a...
After Babe Ruth retired from baseball, he served his country during the second World War.
11. Stan Musial
Self | That Girl
Stan Musial was born on November 21, 1920 in Donora, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Lillian Labash. He died on January 19, 2013 in Ladue, Missouri, USA.
Back in the day, a lot of baseball player loved serving their country during the 1900s. Stan Musial was no different.
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