James Stewart was the first major movie star to join the military in World War II, enlisting a full year before Pearl Harbor. Although initially rejected from the Air Force for being five pounds under the minimum weight, he convinced the recruiter to let him in and soon proved his courage. Stewart served as a bomber pilot, rising to colonel on active duty and later brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve. He earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, and

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