<div><p>In a time of crisis, Americans pull together and answer the call of duty, whether young or old, rich or poor, famous or not.</p><p>World War 2 was one of those climatic moments, and everyone did what they could to help, including some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities. Several movie stars put their careers on hold to enlist, and lots more celebrities served before they became famous.</p><p>What's so interesting about these stories is that if you have a relative who fought in the war, there's a chance their paths crossed with one of these huge stars!</p><p><strong>1. Bea Arthur</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="/content/images/2017/04/pjimage--28-.jpg" srcset="/content/images/2017/04/pjimage--28-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, /content/images/2017/04/pjimage--28-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, /content/images/2017/04/pjimage--28-_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, /content/images/2017/04/pjimage--28-_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, /content/images/2017/04/pjimage--28-_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, /content/images/2017/04/pjimage--28-_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, /content/images/2017/04/pjimage--28-_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, /content/images/2017/04/pjimage--28-_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Before she was a Golden Girl, this actress and comedienne was a Marine. She drove a truck and worked as a secretary in the corps, proving you should never judge a book by its cover!</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Johnny Carson</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="/content/images/2017/04/8c27f8215feac53366aeea4a8f69e93d.jpg" srcset="/content/images/2017/04/8c27f8215feac53366aeea4a8f69e93d_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, /content/images/2017/04/8c27f8215feac53366aeea4a8f69e93d_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Which of these impressive facts about the King of Late Night is the coolest: the fact that he served in the Navy, or that he had a 10-0 boxing record during his service"></amp-img></figure></div><p>In college on basketball scholarship when the war broke out, Baker dropped out top the Navy, serving as a fighter pilot.</p><p></p><p><strong>Share these celebrity heroes with someone you know!</strong></p></div>
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