20 celebrities you didn’t know were in the military – This will shock many! (With Pictures)

2. Tony Bennett

Even though Tony Bennett is old now, he was fit and ready for action back in the day. He was drafted into the Army in 1944 while the terrors of World War II were going on. He underwent basic training and was then assigned to the Blood and Fire Division. That would be the 63^rd Infantry Division. He did not stay in the United States (Bennett is from New York City) but he went to Europe, mainly France and Germany. An interesting tidbit: Bennett was chowing down with a friend in Europe who also happened to be black. A military officer showed disdain and suggested Bennett’s friend eat elsewhere. Bennett fired back and was demoted from corporal to private.

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