A solemn Memorial Day to all....... Has there ever been a gentler soul in entertainment than Jimmy Stewart?? James Maitland Stewart became the first major movie star to enlist in the United States Army to fight in WWII. His family had deep military roots in that both his grandfathers had fought in the Civil War. His father had fought in both the Spanish-American War and WWI. Stewart enlisted in February, 1941 and was promoted to Major following a mission, (as a pilot), to Ludwigshafen, Germany on January 7, 1944. Stewart was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross as deputy commander as the 2nd Bombardment Wing as well as the French Croix de Guerre and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. Stewart was promoted to a full colonel on March 29, 1945 (just one month before Hitler's suicide), becoming one of the few Americans to rise from private to colonel in only four years. Now, given that background and the solemnity of this weekend....... ..........it's time for a little levity. .........
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