Paul Newman
This actor could not become a pilot during the Second World War thanks to his color-blindness. Luckily, Paul Newman did not give up after that. He worked hard and became a turret gunner on one of the Avenger torpedo bombers. They were the worst nightmares of the Axis. He was able to cheat death during the Battle of Okinawa because he was meant to be onboard the USS Bunker Hill when the kamikaze planes attacked. He had not been on the ship because his pilot had an ear infection.
Paul Newman
Clint Eastwood
Even though Clint Eastwood served in the military, it was probably not what you have in mind. During the Korean war, he got drafted into the Army and served as a lifeguard on one of the bases. Even though it has nothing to do with his military service, he once boarded a plane that crash-landed into the water! How impressive is it that he was able to swim more than two miles at sea to get to the shore?
Clint Eastwood
