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Jul 19, 2013 · Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart's 27-year military career included stints in the Army and Air Force.
James Stewart and Gloria Hatrick McLean walking out of Brentwood Presbyterian Church after their wedding ceremony, 1949. In 1942, while serving in the military, Stewart met singer Dinah Shore at the Hollywood Canteen, a club mainly for servicemen.
Stewart’s status as a graduate of an Ivy League university and his leadership potential may have been factors in his ultimate military career. Even so, his progress is unique. While serving as a squadron operations officer, Major Jimmy Stewart discusses a mission with pilots in the spring of 1944.
Jul 21, 2024 · James Stewart was Hollywood's only star to enter military service before or during WWII. After hitting the required 100 hours of flying, he became a pilot in the US Army Air Force. Stewart flew 20 combat missions on bombers and was promoted to brigadier general, serving until Vietnam.
May 21, 2021 · Long before he entertained the idea of movie stardom, James Maitland Stewart felt the call of military service. In many ways, it was viewed as his birthright.
Stewart continued his military career after WWII by serving in the Air Force Reserves and rose to the rank of Brigadier General. President Reagan awarded him the Medal of Freedom, which is the highest award that can be awarded to a civilian in the United States.
Aug 4, 2021 · Stewart’s service in uniform didn’t stop with the end of World War II. Instead, it turned into a second career that lasted 27 years and promotion to brigadier general in 1959. Stewart led a glamorous life before and after the war.
Mar 28, 2024 · Seven days after winning an Academy Award for “The Philadelphia Story” in March 1941, Jimmy Stewart enlisted in the Army, months before the country was at war. He had been turned down on his first try for being 10 pounds underweight.
Dec 25, 2023 · He served in World War II as a pilot in the Army Air Corps and then returned to Hollywood, an even better actor to resume his career. Major Jimmy Stewart confers with a B-24 crew member. Photo courtesy of nationalmuseum.af.mil. The US entered World War II in 1941. Stewart’s patriotism took full hold and he joined the Army Air Corps as a pilot.
May 2, 2021 · Robert Matzen delves into Jimmy Stewart’s WWII military service as a pilot during and how seeing his comrades die affected Stewart's career.
