Celebrities at War

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1. What famous Hollywood film director once served as a combat engineer during the Battle of the Bulge? Billy Wilder Cecil B. DeMille John Ford Mel Brooks

2. What did John Banner, who found fame as the portly and myopic Sergeant Schultz on Hogan's Heroes, do during WWII? Study Optometry Worked in a sandwich shop called "Hogan's Heroes" Guarded German prisoners of war Modeled for recruiting posters

3. When stricken by appendicitis just before shipping out, this future legandary college coach was replaced at the last minute by an officer who was killed by a kamakazi pilot while manning his post. Paul "Bear" Bryant John Wooden Adolph Rupp Ara Parseghian

4. Due to eye problems, this actor memorized the recruitment center eye chart in a failed attempt to join the US Marines. Marty Feldman Sammy Davis Jr. Jack Elam Peter Falk

5. The father of these famous siblings died while being held as a prisoner of war. Joe and Dom DiMaggio Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor Dick and Jerry Van Dyke Tom and Dick Smothers

6. Later the butt of endless jokes on American television, this actor won five Bronze Stars. Don Knotts Don Adams Art Carney Ted Knight

7. After the war, this Hollywood tough guy was falsely touted by the studios as having served as a tail gunner on a bomber during WWII. Charles Bronson Gary Cooper Humphrey Bogart Charlton Heston

8. This British actor, who was assigned to the U.S. 1st Infantry Division, was among the first soldiers to land at Normandy on D-Day. John Gielgud David Niven Lawrence Olivier Alec Guinness

9. This comedian boasted that he was the only celebrity to go into the war as a Private and come out of the war as a Private. Bob Hope Red Skelton Jack Benny Sid Caeser

10. Although he appeared in 14 films set in WWII, this actor used his 3-A draft status to repeatedly postpone enlistment and never served in the war. Paul Lynde John Wayne Danny Kaye Wally Cox