Jimmy Stewart + old movies + whatever amuses me.
and you’re just like,
I’m the inarticulate man that tries. I’m a pretty good example of true human frailty. I don’t really have all the answers, I have very few of the answers. But for some reason, somehow, I make it.
Happy birthday James Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997)
If I had my career over again? Maybe I’d say to myself, speed it up a little.
Happy Birthday Jimmy Stewart! | 20 May 1908 - 2 July 1997.
Brigadier General James “Jimmy” Stewart, Army Air Corps.
Just as illustrious, though not as well known, was Jimmy Stewart’s military career. Stewart rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve. He was also the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II.
Stewart’s family had deep military roots; both grandfathers had fought in the Civil War, and his father had served during both the Spanish-American War and World War I.
When World War II came, Jimmy Stewart chose to become a military flyer. Two years before the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Stewart already had his Private Pilot License and Commercial Pilot Certificate, and had accumulated over 400 hours of flying time. In 1940, Stewart was drafted into the United States Army but was rejected for failing to meet height and weight requirements. Stewart subsequently enlisted in the Army Air Corps in March 1941and began pilot training in the USAAC. Stewart earned a commission as a second lieutenant in January, 1942. [x]
