Random Most Beloved US Veterans (55 items)

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  (#1) Audie Murphy

  • Dec. at 46 (1925-1971)

  The most decorated soldier in American history. Later became a film actor.
  
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  (#2) George S. Patton

  • Dec. at 60 (1885-1945)

  Famous "blood and guts" general who led tank armies across Germany.
  
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  (#3) Chesty Puller

  • Dec. at 73 (1898-1971)

  The most decorated Marine in history, he fought in the Banana Wars, World War II, and Korea.
  
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  (#4) James Stewart

  • Dec. at 89 (1908-1997)

  Enlisted as a private, flew combat missions in World War II and retired a two-star general.
  
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  (#5) George Washington

  • Dec. at 67 (1732-1799)

  How did we miss him? First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countryman. And nobody can ever outrank him, thanks to an appropriate bill passed by Congress.
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  (#6) Alvin C. York

  • Dec. at 77 (1887-1964)

  Heroic World War I soldier who became famous after the war.
  
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  (#7) Theodore Roosevelt

  • Dec. at 61 (1858-1919)

  The future president led a charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba in the Spanish-American War.
  
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  (#8) Jimmy Doolittle

  • Dec. at 97 (1896-1993)

  Army Air Force General who led the first bombing raid against Japan in World War II.
  
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  (#9) Pat Tillman

  • Died at 28 (1976-2004)

  Left the NFL to join the Army Rangers. Was killed in action in Afghanistan.
  
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  (#10) Lee Marvin

  • Dec. at 63 (1924-1987)

  The tough guy actor fought with the Marines at Saipan, and was badly wounded.
  
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  (#11) Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Dec. at 79 (1890-1969)
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  (#12) Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.

  • Dec. at 78 (1934-2012)

  Known as "Stormin' Norman," he masterminded the 100-hour ground phase of the Gulf War.
  
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  (#13) Ted Williams

  • Dec. at 84 (1918-2002)

  Gave up four years of his baseball career to serve as a Naval aviator.
  
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  (#14) Clint Eastwood

  • 88

  Drafted into the US Army in 1951.
  
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  (#15) John Basilone

  • Dec. at 29 (1916-1945)
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  (#16) Eddie Rickenbacker

  • Dec. at 83 (1890-1973)

  World War I American fighter ace and aviation pioneer.
  
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  (#17) Chris Kyle

  • Dec. at 39 (1974-2013)
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  (#18) Ernest Borgnine

  • Dec. at 95 (1917-2012)

  Served nearly 10 years in the Navy, mostly in anti-submarine warfare.
  
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  (#19) Yogi Berra

  • 93

  Interrupted his baseball career to serve in the Navy, and was wounded in the Normandy invasion.
  
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  (#20) Chester W. Nimitz

  • Dec. at 81 (1885-1966)
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  (#21) Kirk Douglas

  • 99

  Wounded in combat in the Navy during World War II.
  
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  (#22) Douglas MacArthur

  • Dec. at 84 (1880-1964)

  The famed general won over 100 medals and decorations in his career.
  
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  (#23) Gene Hackman

  • 89

  Served four years in the Marine Corps as a radio operator.
  
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  (#24) Jackie Robinson

  • Dec. at 53 (1919-1972)

  Drafted in World War II and served in a segregated unit.
  
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  (#25) Johnny Cash

  • Dec. at 71 (1932-2003)

  Joined the Air Force and served as a radio operator in Germany.
  
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  (#26) Mel Brooks

  • 92

  Served as a combat engineer in Europe in World War II, disarming mines and building bridges.
  
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  (#27) Clark Gable

  • Dec. at 59 (1901-1960)

  Flew combat missions over Europe, and had a bounty put on his capture by Hitler.
  
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  (#28) Rocky Bleier

  • 72

  The Steelers quarterback was badly wounded in Vietnam before winning four Super Bowls.
  
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  (#29) Humphrey Bogart

  • Dec. at 58 (1899-1957)

  Gained his famous upper lip scar in the Navy just after World War I.
  
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  (#30) Gene Autry

  • Dec. at 91 (1907-1998)

  The movie star served as a transport pilot in World War II.
  
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  (#31) Omar Bradley

  • Dec. at 88 (1893-1981)
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  (#32) John F. Kennedy

  
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  (#33) James Earl Jones

  • 88

  Trained as an Army Ranger during the Korean War, but never saw combat.
  
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  (#34) Alec Guinness

  • Dec. at 86 (1914-2000)

  Landed troops in multiple combat operations for the Royal Navy.
  
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  (#35) Chuck Norris

  • 78

  Learned martial arts in a four year stint in the Air Force, from 1958 to 1962.
  
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  (#36) Henry Fonda

  • Dec. at 77 (1905-1982)

  Served three years in the Navy on a destroyer, including combat in the Pacific.
  
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  (#37) Robert L. Howard

  • Dec. at 70 (1939-2009)

  Vietnam vet known as "the real Rambo." Was the most decorated American since World War II.
  
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  (#38) William Halsey, Jr.

  • Dec. at 77 (1882-1959)
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  (#39) George Marshall

  • Dec. at 79 (1880-1959)
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  (#40) John J. Pershing

  • Dec. at 88 (1860-1948)
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  (#41) George H.w. Bush

  
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  (#42) Colin Powell

  • 81

  Served two tours in Vietnam before rising in the ranks to become Secretary of State.
  
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  (#43) Steve McQueen

  • Dec. at 50 (1930-1980)

  Served in the Army in the late '40s, and was demoted multiple times for insubordination.
  
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  (#44) Paul Newman

  • Dec. at 83 (1925-2008)

  Served three years as a radioman in the Navy during and after World War II.
  
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  (#45) Bob Dole

  • 95

  A second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II, Dole received major injuries from German machine gun fire. He barely survived and underwent a long period of recovery. Was given two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star with the combat V for valor.
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  (#46) Bea Arthur

  • Dec. at 87 (1922-2009)

  Served as a driver stateside in the Marines during World War II.
  
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  (#47) Tony Bennett

  • 92

  Fought intense house-to-house battles in the Army in Europe at the end of World War II.
  
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  (#48) Daniel Inouye

  • Dec. at 88 (1924-2012)

  Served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions in battle near San Terenzo, Italy. He was severely injured and lost his right arm. Received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal.
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  (#49) Hank Greenberg

  • Dec. at 75 (1911-1986)

  Had two stints in the Army and flew B-29 bombers in combat.
  
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  (#50) Rod Serling

  • Died at 51 (1924-1975)

  Creator of The Twilight Zone, he fought in the Pacific and was wounded in combat.
  

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