Fred Feast
Did you know that Fred Feast, who played Fred Gee in Coronation Street, was in the military? If you wanted to know, the English actor reached the sergeant rank in the British parachute regiment. Not just that, but he also served as a physical training instructor! Sadly, he passed away after dealing with abdominal cancer at the age of 69.
Johnny Carson
Best known for his time extracting information from celebrities, The Tonight Show host used to extract information somewhere else. Like some of the other people on the list, Johnny Carson served in the military as the Second World War raged on. Back then, it was his responsibility to decode the encrypted messages of the enemy while on the USS Pennsylvania.