[patriciaruth]

So, what was the story with John Wayne and WWII. He was no longer a kid then, but not too old. I noticed Tall in the Saddle was made during the war.

Did he have injuries from his days as a stunt man that kept him out of the war?

[SoCalPol]

So, what was the story with John Wayne and WWII

That is one of the reasons I never cared for that guy.
He claimed a football injury. I know people who served
in WWII with major problems. A second cousin was
almost tatally blind in one eye and served in Italy during
the war

[Wolfstar]

So, what was the story with John Wayne and WWII.

I'm not 100% certain, but believe a football injury caused him to be classified 4F.

You all might enjoy this John Wayne annecdote from the Internet Movie Database:

One evening before a shoot he was trying to get some sleep in a Las Vegas hotel. The suite directly below his was that of Frank Sinatra (never a good friend of Wayne), who was having a party. The noise kept Wayne awake, and each time he made a complaining phone call it quieted temporarily, but each time eventually grew louder. At last, Duke appeared at Sinatra's door and told Frank to stop the noise. A Sinatra bodyguard of Wayne's size approached saying, "Nobody talks to Mr. Sinatra that way." Wayne looked at the man, turned as though to leave, then backhanded the bodyguard, who fell to the floor, where Wayne knocked him out by crashing a chair on top of him. The party noise stopped.