OT: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
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OT: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the
real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
all love.
They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
many as simple "enlisted men".
This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
Honor.
So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
Most of these brave men have since passed on.
Real Hollywood Heros
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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
the rank of Colonel.
During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
late 1950s.
Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
Angeles.
He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
Europe in B-17s.
Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
for combat.
Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
and awarded the Purple Heart.
Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
parts?
Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
and saying they hate our president?
I thought not, neither did I!
real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
all love.
They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
many as simple "enlisted men".
This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
Honor.
So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
Most of these brave men have since passed on.
Real Hollywood Heros
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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
the rank of Colonel.
During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
late 1950s.
Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
Angeles.
He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
Europe in B-17s.
Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
for combat.
Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
and awarded the Purple Heart.
Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
parts?
Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
and saying they hate our president?
I thought not, neither did I!
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Re: OT: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
They were apart of the Greatest Generation:
http://hollywoodheros.tripod.com/
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BillyRay wrote:
>
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
http://hollywoodheros.tripod.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
BillyRay wrote:
>
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
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Re: OT: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
They were apart of the Greatest Generation:
http://hollywoodheros.tripod.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
BillyRay wrote:
>
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
http://hollywoodheros.tripod.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
BillyRay wrote:
>
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
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They were apart of the Greatest Generation:
http://hollywoodheros.tripod.com/
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BillyRay wrote:
>
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
http://hollywoodheros.tripod.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
BillyRay wrote:
>
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
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Re: OT: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
They were apart of the Greatest Generation:
http://hollywoodheros.tripod.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
BillyRay wrote:
>
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
http://hollywoodheros.tripod.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
BillyRay wrote:
>
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
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Re: OT: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 05:33:58 UTC "BillyRay" <jpbSPAM357@junoSPAM.com>
wrote:
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
In the late 60's Gen. Stewart was filming a movie in South Texas. One
of the pilot training classes asked him to present the wings to the
new pilots and he not only graciously consented, he gave a marvelous
speech at the ceremony. Remember the time frame: he also brought
Rachel Welch and Dean Martin with him (she really impressed that
bunch of young brown bars!). I heard him speak on several occassions
and held him in highest esteem - unlike the current crop of 'stars'.
--
Will Honea
wrote:
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
In the late 60's Gen. Stewart was filming a movie in South Texas. One
of the pilot training classes asked him to present the wings to the
new pilots and he not only graciously consented, he gave a marvelous
speech at the ceremony. Remember the time frame: he also brought
Rachel Welch and Dean Martin with him (she really impressed that
bunch of young brown bars!). I heard him speak on several occassions
and held him in highest esteem - unlike the current crop of 'stars'.
--
Will Honea
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Re: OT: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 05:33:58 UTC "BillyRay" <jpbSPAM357@junoSPAM.com>
wrote:
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
In the late 60's Gen. Stewart was filming a movie in South Texas. One
of the pilot training classes asked him to present the wings to the
new pilots and he not only graciously consented, he gave a marvelous
speech at the ceremony. Remember the time frame: he also brought
Rachel Welch and Dean Martin with him (she really impressed that
bunch of young brown bars!). I heard him speak on several occassions
and held him in highest esteem - unlike the current crop of 'stars'.
--
Will Honea
wrote:
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
In the late 60's Gen. Stewart was filming a movie in South Texas. One
of the pilot training classes asked him to present the wings to the
new pilots and he not only graciously consented, he gave a marvelous
speech at the ceremony. Remember the time frame: he also brought
Rachel Welch and Dean Martin with him (she really impressed that
bunch of young brown bars!). I heard him speak on several occassions
and held him in highest esteem - unlike the current crop of 'stars'.
--
Will Honea
#8
Guest
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Re: OT: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 05:33:58 UTC "BillyRay" <jpbSPAM357@junoSPAM.com>
wrote:
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
In the late 60's Gen. Stewart was filming a movie in South Texas. One
of the pilot training classes asked him to present the wings to the
new pilots and he not only graciously consented, he gave a marvelous
speech at the ceremony. Remember the time frame: he also brought
Rachel Welch and Dean Martin with him (she really impressed that
bunch of young brown bars!). I heard him speak on several occassions
and held him in highest esteem - unlike the current crop of 'stars'.
--
Will Honea
wrote:
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
In the late 60's Gen. Stewart was filming a movie in South Texas. One
of the pilot training classes asked him to present the wings to the
new pilots and he not only graciously consented, he gave a marvelous
speech at the ceremony. Remember the time frame: he also brought
Rachel Welch and Dean Martin with him (she really impressed that
bunch of young brown bars!). I heard him speak on several occassions
and held him in highest esteem - unlike the current crop of 'stars'.
--
Will Honea
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: OT: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 05:33:58 UTC "BillyRay" <jpbSPAM357@junoSPAM.com>
wrote:
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
In the late 60's Gen. Stewart was filming a movie in South Texas. One
of the pilot training classes asked him to present the wings to the
new pilots and he not only graciously consented, he gave a marvelous
speech at the ceremony. Remember the time frame: he also brought
Rachel Welch and Dean Martin with him (she really impressed that
bunch of young brown bars!). I heard him speak on several occassions
and held him in highest esteem - unlike the current crop of 'stars'.
--
Will Honea
wrote:
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
In the late 60's Gen. Stewart was filming a movie in South Texas. One
of the pilot training classes asked him to present the wings to the
new pilots and he not only graciously consented, he gave a marvelous
speech at the ceremony. Remember the time frame: he also brought
Rachel Welch and Dean Martin with him (she really impressed that
bunch of young brown bars!). I heard him speak on several occassions
and held him in highest esteem - unlike the current crop of 'stars'.
--
Will Honea
#10
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Hollywood vs Hollywonk heros
In 1940 the British, fearing we would lose the war, formed a regiment to
harass the Germans if they landed. They were highly trained with the most up
to date weaponry, and specialised in hand to hand combat, intelligence and
sabotage ; like the SAS. Their regiment did not officially exist and no
group photographs were taken. They operated in small cells, hiding their
base in the countryside. Secrecy was paramount ; as far as anyone was
concerned they were part of the "home guard" comprised of those who couldn't
make it to the front line, and this is what their families believed. No
medals or recognition. Anthony Quale was a Captain in this elite "Auxilliary
Unit".
More info: http://www.btinternet.com/~david.waller/
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"BillyRay" <jpbSPAM357@junoSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:d93c2$42d4a7c6$4831337f$14077@FUSE.NET...
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk"
the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country
we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men &
women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
>
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way
to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's
Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force
as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond
the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and
graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when
he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines
out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2
Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and
one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal
of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when
compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite
the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying
they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
>
>
harass the Germans if they landed. They were highly trained with the most up
to date weaponry, and specialised in hand to hand combat, intelligence and
sabotage ; like the SAS. Their regiment did not officially exist and no
group photographs were taken. They operated in small cells, hiding their
base in the countryside. Secrecy was paramount ; as far as anyone was
concerned they were part of the "home guard" comprised of those who couldn't
make it to the front line, and this is what their families believed. No
medals or recognition. Anthony Quale was a Captain in this elite "Auxilliary
Unit".
More info: http://www.btinternet.com/~david.waller/
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"BillyRay" <jpbSPAM357@junoSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:d93c2$42d4a7c6$4831337f$14077@FUSE.NET...
> In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk"
the
> real actors of yester-year loved the United States.
>
> They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of
> our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country
we
> all love.
>
> They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men &
women,
> many as simple "enlisted men".
>
> This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70
> medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars,
> Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of
> Honor.
>
> So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2004" have been in all of the news
> media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of
> 1943 were doing, (61 years ago).
>
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
>
>
> Real Hollywood Heros
>
> 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 an 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 Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way
to
> the rank of Colonel.
>
> During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record
> crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking
> part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.
>
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's
Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II.
>
> In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force
as
> a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the
> late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond
the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II,
>
> Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
> Angeles.
>
> He attended the Officers' CandidateSchool at Miami Beach, Fla. and
graduated
> as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.
>
> He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to
> the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over
> Europe in B-17s.
>
> Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active
> duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age
> for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated 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 U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when
he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> 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 U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines
out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts?
>
> Most Decorated serviceman of WWII! and ear ned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2
Bronze
> Star Medals with "V",?3 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and
one
> Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal
of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when
compared
> to the hollywonks today who spray out anti-American drivel as they bite
the
> hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying
they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades
> and saying they hate our president?
>
> I thought not, neither did I!
>
>