Glenn Miller
It is not rare to hear about young people lying about their age to join the military. Glenn Miller did the opposite of that, however. He was turned away because the recruitment office thought that he was too old to serve at the age of 38. He was able to join anyway when he offered to lead the Army band! The musician went on to travel between bases to play for the soldiers. But there is a mystery that surrounds him to this day. He vanished while aboard a plane flying from England to France. His status is still “MIA.”
Glenn Miller
Jack Kerouac
Even though he is best known as a writer, he joined the U.S. Navy as a cadet in 1942. However, he put himself on the “sick list” just a little over a week of service of active duty. He somehow managed to convince the Navy to discharge him! At the time, he was diagnosed with a “schizoid personality.”
Jack Kerouac
