Tony Curtis
Before we get to his military career, let’s just make sure we’re on the same page. We’re talking about Jamie Lee Curtis’ father, okay, great. After the fateful attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941, Curtis went to serve as a submarine tender. As if coming full circle, he also personally witnessed the Japanese surrender at Tokyo Bay.
J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger’s great mind served him well when he worked in the counter-intelligence division during WWII. Most of his service was spent in Europe and he managed to move up to the rank of staff sergeant.