Jimmy Stewart

            Jimmy Stewart was one of the top actors in Hollywood when he became the first major star to enter the military before WWII.  Stewart came from a military family.  His two grandfathers had fought in the Civil War and his father had been in the Spanish-American War and WWI.  Read more…

            On March 22, 1941, James Stewart became the first Hollywood star to join the Armed Forces when he was inducted as a private in the Army Air Force.  Stewart’s grandfathers had fought in the Civil War and his father had served in the Spanish-American War and WWI.  He was Read more…