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LogDog75

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6. Serling Hayden

Reply to YepYep (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:06 PM

Mar 20

In real life, he did what many actors only pretended to do in movies.

After becoming an actor, Hayden he joined the military prior to Pearl Harbor and became a commando with the Office of the Coordinator of Information which later became the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) which later formed the basis of the CIA. During World War II, he joined the Marines running guns and supplies to into Yugoslav partisans and parachuting into Croatia to aid guerilla activities.

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Which of Your Heroes [View all] YepYep Mar 20 OP

Jimmy Stewart, for one. Buns_of_Fire Mar 20 #1

GMTA - 3 posts about Jimmy Stewart... 3catwoman3 Mar 20 #4

Really! He's a pretty obvious choice, once you know his background. Buns_of_Fire Mar 20 #5

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Jimmy Stewart - flew in WW II and stayed in the Sir Force reserves... 3catwoman3 Mar 20 #3

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