[Flash Bazbeaux]

This article is cockeyed. It says, for example “He never did become an aviator, but his father’s dreams of Princeton were realized.”

Then it refers to his military service, but focuses on movies he made during the war. It then says he was promoted steadily up the military ranks, but doesn’t say what he did. After saying he never became an aviator it says and won a distinguished flying cross, but not what he did to get it.

In fact he flew 20 dangerous combat missions as a B-24 command pilot, wing commander or squadron commander.

So it’s nice that it says such wonderful things about a guy who not only played an everyman hero in the movies, but actually lived the role in real life, but it really needs work.

[ealgeone]

Jimmy could have coasted through WW2 in the entertainment services. Instead he chose to fly combat planes. He’s aces in my book. Wish we had more like him.

[colorado tanker]

He flew bombers out of England to bomb the Continent, one of the most dangerous jobs in the AAF.

You're right, he could have ducked combat the way a lot of entertainers did, but he did the stand up thing.