Amazing piece of WWII Airforce & Hollywood history on Ebay ($900 BIN). Jimmy Stewart, star of 'It's A Wonderful Life','The Philadelphia Story' actually served in combat during World War II. eBay item number:137085398098 Combat Duty: Transferred to England in the fall of 1943 as part of the 8th Air Force, commanding the 703d Bomb Squadron and piloting B-24 Liberator bombers. Missions: Officially credited with flying 20 dangerous combat missions deep into Nazi-occupied Europe, including leading raids on heavily defended targets. Leadership Roles: Served as Operations Officer for the 453rd Bomb Group and Chief of Staff for the 2nd Combat Wing. Extraordinary American and superb actor. NOTE-John Wayne never served/Ronald Reagan never saw combat because of nearsightedness. PS- By the way, lifelong friends Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart agreed early on never to talk politics !
