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  2. Jul 19, 2013 · Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart's 27-year military career included stints in the Army and Air Force.

  3. Apr 18, 2021 · Stewarts 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.

  4. 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.

  5. May 21, 2021 · Features. Jimmy Stewart and the WW2 Mission That Almost Broke Him. Jimmy Stewart rarely talked about his World War II experience after returning from the service, but intense air force...

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  6. – Jimmy Stewart. Entering the Army at age 32, Stewart was significantly older than other cadets. Because of his maturity, educational background, and particularly because he was a licensed private and commercial pilot with more than 300 hours flying time, Stewart’s request to be assigned to the Army Air Corps was accepted and he proceeded ...

  7. 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.

  8. Mar 22, 2017 · Mar 22, 2017. 1941: Actor Jimmy Stewart enlisted for military service with the U.S. Army, later becoming the first Hollywood star to wear a military uniform in World War II. Stewart had...

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