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Originally Posted by 600th Photo Sq

Honestly who cares...Example John Wayne the All American Hero..was actually a Draft Dodger, got out of World War II because of a " High School " football injury. Went on to fall off horses etc etc etc. Was later declared fully fit just before the war ended. Some Hero.

There were many Hollywood stars who did fight in WWII even when they were already established with studios and making very good money.

Clark Gable, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Alan Ladd, Robert Taylor, and many other stars left for the military, as did such top directors as John Ford, Frank Capra, William Wyler, George Stevens, and John Huston. A tally in late 1944, when the number of studio employees in the service peaked, indicated that over 6,000 had entered the armed forces, including 1,500 actors, 230 writers, and 143 directors. Metro lost 1,090 to the service, Fox 755, Warners 720, Paramount 525, Universal 418, Columbia 289, RKO 224, Republic 134, and Monogram 129.

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