See Anybody Special??

[lowZX14]

I've got a question, can we post pics of people that are famous for their service, or are we only doing people that are famous outside of the military?

[lowZX14]

Because if we can post people famous for their service, here ya go:

[Cthulhu]

I've got a question, can we post pics of people that are famous for their service, or are we only doing people that are famous outside of the military?

No problem, that'll work. 

For the most part I'm looking for people who are famous, yet who's military service isn't well known. Kind of a "Wow, I never would have guessed that" kind of thing. Dan Rowan was a good example. Who would have guessed that the host of "Laugh In" was an accomplished P-40 driver?

Btw, I've got a gimme coming, then one that should really entertain you guys.

[lowZX14]

Good, I need to look for those too, but this one is reaaaaaaallllllllllllllyyyyyy yy easy, just remember what I told you before.  I'll get some hints up too.

[Old Sport]

My dad's cousin, a lifer in the USMC, sometimes would tell me, then myself in the USMC, that he was the driver for "Ol Puller."

Uuu Raah

 

[lowZX14]

You don't get to play anymore Old Sport, and I had some good hints like Patton (Chesty's cousin) and all.
 
Semper Fi

[Old Sport]

 

Keep 'em comin' fellas.

The other night I was looking up Keystone bombers, thinking that Pvt. Slovic's wedding photo might be B. Mitchell. But alas, wrong plane, and no likeness between the two.

So, looked for something else Keystone wwii, and found a reference to Okinawa, so I checked, Nimitz, Spruance, Geiger, Halsey, etc. etc. No go.

Then I started looking for the "Key"stone arsenal, and after a few minutes, slapped my head    and went to bed (I'm several timezones ahead of you guys).

While getting ready, I was thinking to myself, "Who would be a good subject to post ... How 'bout that poor guy ... 'the execution of... of Private Slovik."

So the next day after work I take a look, and  lo and behold, Private Slovik. RIP

[Cthulhu]

Ok, guys. Here's a gimme, then I've got a fun one:

[Cthulhu]

Keep 'em comin' fellas.

The other night I was looking up Keystone bombers, thinking that Pvt. Slovic's wedding photo might be B. Mitchell. But alas, wrong plane, and no likeness between the two.

So, looked for something else Keystone wwii, and found a reference to Okinawa, so I checked, Nimitz, Spruance, Geiger, Halsey, etc. etc. No go.

Then I started looking for the "Key"stone arsenal, and after a few minutes, slapped my head    and went to bed (I'm several timezones ahead of you guys).

While getting ready, I was thinking to myself, "Who would be a good subject to post ... How 'bout that poor guy ... 'the execution of... of Private Slovik."

So the next day after work I take a look, and  lo and behold, Private Slovik. RIP

   This was the next hint coming on Slovik.

[lowZX14]

Want me to tell you the secret on how I figured out the keystone?  hehehehe

[lowZX14]

   This was the next hint coming on Slovik.

Lol, that's just wrong, 

[Old Sport]

Just the facts ma'am.

[Cthulhu]

Just the facts ma'am.

Yep , Joe Friday, Jack Webb

After serving in the United States Army Air Force as a crewmember of a B-26 Marauder in World War II, he relocated to San Francisco to star in his own radio show, The Jack Webb Show, a half-hour comedy program that had a limited run on ABC radio in 1946. Probably his most famous motion picture role was as the combat-hardened drill instructor on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in the film The D.I., with Don Dubbins as a callow Marine private. Webb's characterization in this role would color most of his later acting. Dragnet and Stardom Webb had a featured role as a crime lab technician in the 1948 film He Walked by Night based on the real-life murder of a California Highway Patrolman. The film was made in semidocumentary style with technical advice/assistance provided by Detective Sergeant Marty Wynn of the Los Angeles Police Department. It was this film that gave Webb the idea for Dragnet. After getting much assistance from Sgt. Wynn and legendary LAPD chief William H. Parker, Dragnet hit radio the airwaves in 1949 (running until 1954) and then television in 1951 on the NBC network. Webb starred as Sgt. Joe Friday, and Barton Yarborough co-starred as Sgt. Ben Romero. Webb was a stickler for attention to detail. He believed that viewers wanted "realism" and strove to give it to them. Webb had tremendous respect for the people in law enforcement. He often mentioned in interviews that he was angry about the "ridiculous" amount of abuse to which police were often subjected by the press and the public. He said that he wanted to perform a service for the police by showing them as low-key working class heroes. In 'Dragnet' he moved away from earlier portrayals of the police in shows such as 'Jeff Regan' and 'Pat Novak,' which often showed them as brutal and even corrupt. Despite his reputation for accuracy, he wasn't above bending the rules. According to one Dragnet technical advisor, when he (the advisor) pointed out that several circumstances in one episode were extremely unlikely in real life, Webb responded, "You know that, and now I know that. But that little old lady in Kansas will never know the difference." Dragnet began with the narration "The story you are about to see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent." At the end of each show, the results of the trial of the suspect and severity of sentence were announced by Hal Gibney. Webb frequently re-created entire floors of buildings on soundstages, such as the police headquarters at Los Angeles City Hall for Dragnet and a floor of the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Building for the 1954 film. During the early days of Dragnet, Webb continued to appear in other movies, notably as the best friend of William Holden's character in the 1950 Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard.

[Cthulhu]

Now let's have some fun:

[Old Sport]

Want me to tell you the secret on how I figured out the keystone?  hehehehe

Yes, tell us, please