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Bela Lugosi served in the Austro-Hungarian army during WW1 from 1916-18. He saw action on a few fronts, the worst was the Russian front. He was wounded and got the Wounded in Action Medal. He achieved the rank of lieutenant.
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We had a family doctor that looked like Bela Lugosi. That was sort of eerie.
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Tom Holt, not to be confused with his father Tim, cowboy star of the 1930's and later, served in the Army Air Corps and was a bombardier on a B-29. He was wounded over Tokyo on the last day of the war. He received a Purple Heart and a Distinguished Flying Cross.
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bela Lugosi used to live in Amarillo.
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Mel Brooks enlisted in the Army during WW2. He was initially in an advanced college course, but, because of his intelligence he was put into the Army Combat Engineers. After D-Day he was put in a mine sweeping unit that was sent out ahead of the advancing troops to clear mines. He also served at The Battle of the Bulge.

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Interesting stuff Bob, thanks for posting this, amazing.
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In 1914, the 20-year-old Arnold Ridley, who played Private Godfrey in "Dad's Army", enlisted in the Somerset Light Infantry as a Private and saw considerable action on the Western Front. Taking part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, Ridley was wounded in the left arm and both legs by shrapnel and during a hand-to-hand action, a German soldier struck him on the head with a rifle butt. For the rest of his life, he only had partial use of his left arm, he walked with a limp and his head injuries left him prone to blackouts. Despite this, he managed to re-enlist at the beginning of the Second World War and joined the BEF in France in 1940 but his old injuries proved too difficult for him and he was invalided back home.
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This is very pertinent as we are about to mark the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I.
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Thanks for posting that Ian. It is in the spirit of the thread.
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Stan Lee enlisted in the Army after hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was initially in the signal corps where he repaired downed communication wires, but when it was learned that he could write he was put in the division that produced training films as a screen writer. He was one of only 9 to hold that position.
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