12 Hollywood Stars Who Fought Japan in the Pacific War (Untold Stories)

#ClassicHollywood #WWIIHistory #ClassicHollywood Paul Newman, Lee Marvin & 10 More Stars Who Fought in the Pacific. Before they were movie stars, they were servicemen in the deadliest theatre of the Second World War. This is the story of 12 Hollywood actors who fought in the Pacific War — from Marine pilots flying supply runs into Iwo Jima under fire, to a future Oscar winner saved by an ear infection, to a teenage frogman who helped found what would become the Navy SEALs. Some came home wounded. Some came home changed. Most never spoke about it on screen. This is their story. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Tyrone Power — Marine Pilot, VMR-353 03:20 Paul Newman — USS Bunker Hill 05:40 Henry Fonda — USS Curtiss, Bronze Star 07:50 Lee Marvin — Saipan, Purple Heart 10:00 Eddie Albert — Tarawa, Bronze Star with V 12:10 Charles Bronson — B-29 over Japan 14:20 Tony Curtis — USS Proteus, Tokyo Bay 16:20 Don Adams — Guadalcanal Survivor 18:30 Clifton James — 42 Months in the South Pacific 20:30 Jackie Coogan — Operation Thursday, Burma 22:40 Russell Johnson — Shot Down over the Philippines 24:50 Aldo Ray — UDT-17 Frogman, Okinawa 27:00 Final Thoughts If you enjoy real history behind the icons of Old Hollywood and the Golden Age of cinema, subscribe and turn on notifications for more deep-dives like this one. #HollywoodHistory #WWIIHistory #PacificWar #OldHollywood #ClassicHollywood #HollywoodStars #WarHeroes #GoldenAgeOfHollywood #MilitaryHistory #ClassicFilm