The Real Glenn Ford Story (Great Read!)

NewsMax ^ | 9/1/06 | Phil Brennan

[skr]

There are some links that apparently confirm that Marines were in Europe during WWII, but they won't let me in to check the details.

[itsamelman]

Wow yet again. Now touching the face of God no doubt. Rest in peace, Mr. Ford.

[Lancey Howard]

Wow! GREAT post!

Semper fidelis,
LH

[ansel12]

The part about being a marine in Europe doesn't necessarily surprise me, I assume personnel for that type mission were chosen regardless of branch.

I would like to see a biographer get all the little details and time tables together to form a definitive record.

[Thud]

seconded to the OSS

[Lancey Howard]

It's not all that rare for enlisted men to apply to and get accepted to OTS. And the switch from Marines to Navy isn't uncommon either. Now a switch from Navy/Marines to Army or Air Force would be strange.

[Lancey Howard]

and get accepted to OTS

Ooops. Make that "OCS".

[Daaave]

Mr.Ford was a real Hollywood "star." Unlike the actors of today, Mr. Ford was actually a good actor and a good man. I wish that I could thank him for his service to the United States and his many movies I've enjoyed over the years.

[SeaBiscuit]

"But none of these Hollywood "stars" of today (and I use the word "star" VERY loosely) can hold a candle to any of these greats. We will never see their like again."

Yep, and I think what made them so much more believable as actors than today's 'actors' is that stars of yesteryear walked the talk in real life.

[Thud]

OSS too

[ChEng]

John Ford (Rear Admiral, USNRV) was so upset with his friend John Wayne's refusal to serve in WW11, that in the original credits for "They were Expendable"(1945), all the actors were titled with their actual active duty military rank. The notable exception, John Wayne..

[ChEng]

As was actor and Marine Stirling Hayden. Fought in Yugoslavia of all places..

[Westlander]

Remember 'The Gazebo' ? Hilarious. 'Four Horseman of the Apocalypse' ? Serious.

[PzLdr]

He didn't serve.

[Bonaparte]

"They missed killing me by this much! "

From Wikipedia --

Adams served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific Theater and later as a drill instructor. He was the only member of his platoon to survive the Battle of Guadalcanal, but he contracted malaria during the invasion and nearly died of blackwater fever.

[PzLdr]

And Eddie Albert, and Bob Keeshon - Cpt. Kangaroo. USMC, Iwo Jima

[Doctor Stochastic]

Another OSS, I think.

[Bonaparte]

"Mc Carthy and Nixon rooting the "travelers" out of Hollywood'

Nope. They were rooting them out of the federal government.

[Moonman62]

Immediately after Germany's surrender, Ford had discovered that, while attention was focused on Dachau, some 15,000 intended victims were still alive, but barely, at the nearby camp of Fernwald, outside Munich. Defying orders that rations should not be diverted to displaced persons, Ford persuaded supply-sergeants to turn a blind eye while he loaded his truck with food and medical supplies for the starving survivors. It was a lifeline he kept going for seven weeks. He was credited with single-handedly saving the lives of between 5,000 and 6,000 of the abandoned inmates, and women in the camp named new-born sons after him.

Wow, I can't believe this isn't more widely known.

[PhillyRepublican]

Rest in Peace Glen. You were always one of my favorites.