Which American actor was a World War II pilot, winning the Distinguished Flying Cross and The Croix de Guerre, attaining the rank of Brigadier General with the Air Force Reserves after the war?

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The famous James Stewart. "He was the first movie star to enter the service for World War II, joining a year before Pearl Harbor was bombed. He was initially refused entry into the Air Force because he weighed 5 pounds less than the required 148 pounds, but he talked the recruitment officer into ignoring the test. He eventually became a Colonel(active duty) & then Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve., and earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Croix de Guerre and 7 battle stars. In 1959, he served in the Air Force Reserve, before retiring as a brigadier general. (Walter Matthau was a sergeant in his unit)." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000071/bio Dec 27 10, 3:31 PM