12. Tony Bennett
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The legendary crooner was drafted into the Army in November 1944. He served as an infantryman in France and Germany. In a powerful interview with SiriusXM, Bennett explained his fear when overseas: “The Germans were frightened. We were frightened. Nobody wanted to kill anybody when we were on the line, but the weapons were so strong that it overcame us and everybody else.” Bennett was discharged in 1946 and went on to sell tens of millions of albums.
11. Ronald Reagan
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The Gipper was a famous actor before becoming President. Before acting, he served in the US Army, but was not deployed due to his poor eyesight.
10. Humphrey Bogart
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Bogart joined the U.S. Navy in 1918, and ferried troops home from Europe during World War I. It’s believed that he got the iconic scar on his lip during the war. One story claims the scar developed when a piece of shrapnel hit him while his ship, the USS Leviathan, was under attack.