When James Stewart Mitland, the son of a shopkeeper metal parts of Indiana, Pennsylvania, was in 1941 in the U.S. Army, with the other privates he had nothing in common. First, he was past thirty. Second, once the army has managed to refuse him, because he was too thin (not enough to normal two kilograms). And thirdly, he was the first Hollywood star, awarded the "Oscar" in the "Best Actor" and went to the front.
Jimmy Stewart left a career in Hollywood for the U.S. Air Force for four years and grew up in rank from private to colonel, has worked as an instructor and make dozens of combat missions in Europe as a bomber pilot and squadron commander. And back home, hung with medals, including the Cross of the flight of merit and a medal "For Distinguished Service."
c21. Colonel James Stewart: a war hero and movie star. Stewart retired to the reserve in 1968 with the rank of Brigadier-General, thus becoming the highest-ranking American military has ever worked in the entertainment industry. (Peter Stackpole-Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
Jimmy Stewart left a career in Hollywood for the U.S. Air Force for four years and grew up in rank from private to colonel, has worked as an instructor and make dozens of combat missions in Europe as a bomber pilot and squadron commander. And back home, hung with medals, including the Cross of the flight of merit and a medal "For Distinguished Service."
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Вернувшийся с войны Джимми Стюарт помогает убирать со стола в доме
родителей, 1945 год. (Peter Stackpole—Time & Life Pictures/Getty
Images)
c21. Colonel James Stewart: a war hero and movie star. Stewart retired to the reserve in 1968 with the rank of Brigadier-General, thus becoming the highest-ranking American military has ever worked in the entertainment industry. (Peter Stackpole-Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)
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