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All in unison, "Bless His Little Pea Pickin' Heart."

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Joe Dimagro enlisted in the Army in 1943. Even though he insisted on no special treatment he was made a physical trainer and played baseball for the Army League. FDR thought baseball was important as entertainment for the troops. DiMaggio tried to get combat duty but was denied. He developed stomach ulcers, but served until the end of the war.
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The Summer of 1941. Joe and Ted!
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Both of their records still stands.
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Two amazing players and an amazing season.
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James Earl Jones took ROTC while attending the University of Michigan. He was commissioned a 2nd LT in 1953 just after the end of the Korean War. He did the Infantry Officer's Basic Course at Ft Benning and attended Ranger school. He was sent to set up a cold weather training camp in Colorado and his battalion became a training unit in the Rocky Mountains. He was promoted to 1st LT prior to be being discharged.

I had the pleasure to meet him in the 1990's. I was taking pictures for the Carnegie Museum's magazine and Mr Jones was going to Carnegie libraries and doing readings for the children. He was a very nice man; easy to get along with and to work with and he was great with the kids. You never know what to expect when having to deal with celebrities. I've always prepared myself for the worse I could run into. It was always a relief when one was as nice as he was.

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I did not know about his background. He seems to have a nice personality as well.
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He had a real bad stuttering problem while growing up. He worked very hard to correct it. He still admits that speaking prepared lines is easier for him than speaking off the cuff. He also credits the discipline in the military for helping him.

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His military training seems to have served him well.
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Harry Dean Stanton was a LT in the Navy during WW2. He served on the USS LST-970, a tank landing ship, and was at the Battle of Okinawa.
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