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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 13117575, member: 16283&quot;]Amazing piece of WWII Airforce &amp; Hollywood history on Ebay ($900 BIN). Jimmy Stewart, star of &#039;It&#039;s A Wonderful Life&#039;,&#039;The Philadelphia Story&#039; actually served in combat during World War II.</p><p>eBay item number:137085398098</p><ul> <li><b>Combat Duty:</b> 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.</li> </ul><p> <ul> <li><b>Missions:</b> Officially credited with flying <u>20 dangerous combat missions deep into Nazi-occupied Europe, including leading raids on heavily defended targets.</u></li> </ul><p> <ul> <li><b>Leadership Roles:</b> Served as Operations Officer for the 453rd Bomb Group and Chief of Staff for the 2nd Combat Wing.</li> </ul><p>Extraordinary American and superb actor.</p><p>NOTE-John Wayne never served/Ronald Reagan never saw combat because of nearsightedness.</p><p>PS- By the way, lifelong friends Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart agreed early on never to talk politics !<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/cool.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]559165[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]559166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]559167[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]559168[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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