Author Topic: Son of WW2 Trivia (Read 398 times)

midnight Target · « **on:** October 05, 2005, 08:49:07 AM »

Who were the only 2 civilians to be awarded the Bronze Star during the war?

FiLtH · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2005, 10:01:52 AM »

My guess would be contractors on Wake Island.

midnight Target · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2005, 10:36:20 AM »

nope, actually 2 pretty famous people.

rpm · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2005, 10:40:59 AM »

I want to say it's Bob Hope and Joe E. Brown for their USO duty.

VOR · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2005, 10:47:47 AM »

Also think Bob Hope.

midnight Target · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2005, 11:42:25 AM »

Joe E. Brown is correct. Hope is not.

1 outta 2

Dux · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2005, 11:43:22 AM »

Lindberg?

JimBear · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2005, 11:58:50 AM »

Ernie Pyle

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2005, 12:04:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Dux
Lindberg?

Lindbergh is unique in being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for something he did as a civilian. (He was a reserve USAAC Captain at the time, but acting as a civilian)

midnight Target · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2005, 03:32:31 PM »

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Originally posted by JimBear
Ernie Pyle

He's the one.

Joe E. Brown and Ernie Pyle. Only 2 civilian recipients of the Bronze Star.

rpm · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2005, 08:29:22 PM »

I remember my dad telling me about Joe E. Brown making "foxhole" USO visits. He would cram himself into the area behind the pilot in a P-38's canopy and travel to the front line bases. He collected a lot of memorabellia from soldiers during those visits. In the late 1950's Joe's house in Hollywood burned and he was in tears because he could not save those souveniors.

Widewing · « **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2005, 10:14:41 PM »

That one wasn't too tough, but this one certainly is.

Only one American civilian was awarded the USAAF Air Medal for service in WWII.

Who was this person?

My regards,

Widewing

gofaster · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2005, 07:29:52 AM »

Joe E. Brown? He couldn't have been too entertaining or we would've heard more about him post-war!

midnight Target · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2005, 07:57:48 AM »

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Originally posted by Widewing
That one wasn't too tough, but this one certainly is.

Only one American civilian was awarded the USAAF Air Medal for service in WWII.

Who was this person?

My regards,

Widewing

Not sure, Rickenbacker?

I'm very surprised that there was only one civilian though. The Air Medal was invented to be given to both military and civilian.

JimBear · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2005, 08:11:54 AM »

Thats a toughy, even Lindbergh wasnt awarded it and he flew 50 combat missions as a civilian. then again alot of folks at that time wanted to revoke his MOH.