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This has to be one of the best 
nostalgic shows I ever received. If 
you're too young to have seen this, 
enjoy a good laugh and then send it 
on to your parents or older 
relatives or friends. If you're not, 
then bask in the warm memories. 
This is exactly what we looked at in 
those years and oh, life was so 
sweet back then. Note the price of 
the TV guide. 
Turn the music on and Left click to change slides
These really were the GOOD OLE DAYS...... 
A MUST SEE 
RE 
ALL 
Y 
GRE 
AT
As it was at the beginning 
1960 Philco Predicta UG-4744
1950 Zenith G2355 
1953 Admiral Color 
C1617A 
1954 RCA 17S351
1953
M onday, May 1, 1961 
Have 
r 
hIl 
L 
Gaz 
ett 
e 
T 
V 
G 
U 
I 
D 
E
1966 
1961 
1967 
The 
Adventures 
of Ozzie 
and Harriet 
1954 
Father Knows Best 1955
Howdy and Buffalo Bob 1955 Leave It To Beaver 1959
The Beverly Hillbillies 1962 
THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES 1962
1953 
Captain Kangaroo 1955 
Maverick 1959 
All In The Family 1972 
1954 
1968
The Lone Ranger 1949 
The Lone Ranger 1949
WKRP In Cincinnati 1978WKRP In Cincinnati 1978
The Red Skelton 
Show 1951 
Rawhide 1959 Bonanza 1960 
The Addams 
Family 1965 
The Ed Sullivan 
Show 1967 The Mod Squad 1968 
Gunsmoke 1970
1954 
1955 
The Mickey Mouse 
Club 1959 
Dr. Kildare 1961 
Peyton Place 1964
The Man From 
Uncle 1965 
1965 
Dark Shadows 1966 
Ironside 1967 
The Honeymooners 1955 
Seahunt 1958
1959 
The Dick Van Dyke Show 1961 The Andy Griffith 
Show 1963 
1966 
1967 
1970
Lassie 1958 
Wanted: Dead or 
Alive 1958 Zorro 1957 
The Twilight Zone 
1960 
Gilligan's 
Island 
1966
I Love Lucy 1951 The Rifleman 1958 
TV Test Patterns 1960 
Mr. Ed 1961
Charlies Angels 1976
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WW II MOVIE STARS? 
Some of you younger guys probably have not even heard of 
these 'old movie stars'... some contrast between 
these men and the anti-American movie stars of today. 
Hope you find this as informative and interesting as I did. 
In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk, 
" the real actors of yester-year loved the United States . 
They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II 
many of our actors went to fight rather 
than stand and rant against this country we all love. 
They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service 
men & women, many as simple "enlisted men". 
This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 
18 men came over 70 medals in honor of their valor, 
spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars, Distinguish Service Cross', 
Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of Honor. 
So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2005-2006" have 
been in all of the news media lately I would like 
to remind the people of what the entertainers of 1943 were doing, (65 
years ago). 
Most of these brave men have since passed on.
"Real Hollywood Heroes" 
Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal 
Navy landing craft on D-Day. 
James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) 
landed in Normandy with the U. S. Army on D-Day.
Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really 
was an R. A. F. pilot who was shot down, 
held prisoner and tortured by the Germans. 
David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate 
and Lt. Colonel of the British Commandos in Normandy .
James Stewart entered the Army Air Force as a private 
and worked his way to the rank of Colonel. 
During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, 
his service record crediting him with leading 
more than 20 missions over Germany , 
and taking part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty. 
Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, 
France 'S Croix de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during 
World War II. In peace time, Stewart continued to 
be an active member of the Air Force as a reservist, 
reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the late 1950s.
Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke 
out) 
Although he was beyond the draft age at 
the time the U.S. entered WW II, 
Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on 
Aug. 12, 1942 
at Los Angeles. He attended the Officers' 
Candidate 
School at Miami Beach , Fla. and graduated as 
a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942. 
He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 
he was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook 
where flew operational missions over Europe in B-17s. 
Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 
and was relieved from active duty as a major 
on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, 
since he was over-age for combat. 
Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps
Ernest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 
1935-1945. 
(Maybe that's why he starred in "McHale's Navy") 
Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy 
earning a Silver Star and awarded the Purple Heart.
Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the 
Army Air Corps, more specifically on B-29's 
in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
George C. Scott was a decorated U. S. Marine. 
Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded 
a Bronze Star for his heroic action as a U. S. 
Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific 
battle on the island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov. 1943.
Brian Keith served as a US . Marine rear gunner 
in several actions against the 
Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific. 
Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan 
during the Marianas campaign when he was 
wounded earning the Purple Heart.
John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine 
Corps where he received a battlefield commission 
and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at Guadalcanal
Robert Ryan was a U. S. Marine who 
served with the O. S. S. in Yugoslavia . 
Tyrone Power (an established movie star 
when Pearl Harbor was bombed) joined the 
U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies 
into, and wounded Marines out of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa .
Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played 
cowboy parts: 
Most Decorated serviceman of WWII and earned: Medal of Honor, 
Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 
Bronze Star Medals with "V", 2 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army 
Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 
Distinguished Unit Emblems, American Campaign Medal, European- 
African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One Silver Star, Four 
Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one Bronze 
Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern 
France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with 
Germany. 
Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman 
Badge with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in 
Colors of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, 
French Croix de Guerre W ith Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, 
Medal of Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm. 
So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared 
to the hollywonks today who spew out anti-American drivel as they bite the 
hand that feeds them? 
Can you imagine these stars of yester-year 
saying they hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, 
marching in anti-American parades and saying they hate our president? 
I thought not, neither did I!
It is the soldier, 
not the President, 
who gives us democracy, 
It is the soldier, 
not the Congress, 
who takes care of us. 
It is the soldier, 
not the Reporter, 
who has given us Freedom of Press.
It is the soldier, 
not the Poet, 
who has given us Freedom of Speech. 
It is the soldier, 
not the campus Organizer, who has given us the 
Freedom to Demonstrate. 
It is the soldier, 
who salutes the flag; 
who serves beneath the flag, 
and whose coffin is draped by the flag, 
that allows the protester to burn the flag. 
Father Dennis O'Brien, 
US Marine Corp. Chaplain
And God Bless America 
If you enjoyed this bit of history, please pass it on… 
**********************************************
Old Memories

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Old Memories

  • 1. This has to be one of the best nostalgic shows I ever received. If you're too young to have seen this, enjoy a good laugh and then send it on to your parents or older relatives or friends. If you're not, then bask in the warm memories. This is exactly what we looked at in those years and oh, life was so sweet back then. Note the price of the TV guide. Turn the music on and Left click to change slides
  • 2. These really were the GOOD OLE DAYS...... A MUST SEE RE ALL Y GRE AT
  • 3. As it was at the beginning 1960 Philco Predicta UG-4744
  • 4. 1950 Zenith G2355 1953 Admiral Color C1617A 1954 RCA 17S351
  • 6. M onday, May 1, 1961 Have r hIl L Gaz ett e T V G U I D E
  • 7. 1966 1961 1967 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1954 Father Knows Best 1955
  • 8. Howdy and Buffalo Bob 1955 Leave It To Beaver 1959
  • 9. The Beverly Hillbillies 1962 THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES 1962
  • 10. 1953 Captain Kangaroo 1955 Maverick 1959 All In The Family 1972 1954 1968
  • 11. The Lone Ranger 1949 The Lone Ranger 1949
  • 12. WKRP In Cincinnati 1978WKRP In Cincinnati 1978
  • 13. The Red Skelton Show 1951 Rawhide 1959 Bonanza 1960 The Addams Family 1965 The Ed Sullivan Show 1967 The Mod Squad 1968 Gunsmoke 1970
  • 14. 1954 1955 The Mickey Mouse Club 1959 Dr. Kildare 1961 Peyton Place 1964
  • 15. The Man From Uncle 1965 1965 Dark Shadows 1966 Ironside 1967 The Honeymooners 1955 Seahunt 1958
  • 16. 1959 The Dick Van Dyke Show 1961 The Andy Griffith Show 1963 1966 1967 1970
  • 17. Lassie 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958 Zorro 1957 The Twilight Zone 1960 Gilligan's Island 1966
  • 18. I Love Lucy 1951 The Rifleman 1958 TV Test Patterns 1960 Mr. Ed 1961
  • 20. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WW II MOVIE STARS? Some of you younger guys probably have not even heard of these 'old movie stars'... some contrast between these men and the anti-American movie stars of today. Hope you find this as informative and interesting as I did. In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk, " the real actors of yester-year loved the United States . They had both class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of our actors went to fight rather than stand and rant against this country we all love. They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become service men & women, many as simple "enlisted men". This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18 men came over 70 medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars, Silver Stars, Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional Medal of Honor. So remember; while the "Entertainers of 2005-2006" have been in all of the news media lately I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of 1943 were doing, (65 years ago). Most of these brave men have since passed on.
  • 21. "Real Hollywood Heroes" Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on D-Day. James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) landed in Normandy with the U. S. Army on D-Day.
  • 22. Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really was an R. A. F. pilot who was shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans. David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the British Commandos in Normandy .
  • 23. James Stewart entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to the rank of Colonel. During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany , and taking part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty. Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France 'S Croix de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II. In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the late 1950s.
  • 24. Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II, Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los Angeles. He attended the Officers' Candidate School at Miami Beach , Fla. and graduated as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942. He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over Europe in B-17s. Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age for combat. Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps
  • 25. Ernest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945. (Maybe that's why he starred in "McHale's Navy") Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star and awarded the Purple Heart.
  • 26. Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically on B-29's in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
  • 27. George C. Scott was a decorated U. S. Marine. Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic action as a U. S. Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific battle on the island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov. 1943.
  • 28. Brian Keith served as a US . Marine rear gunner in several actions against the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific. Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
  • 29. John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at Guadalcanal
  • 30. Robert Ryan was a U. S. Marine who served with the O. S. S. in Yugoslavia . Tyrone Power (an established movie star when Pearl Harbor was bombed) joined the U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa .
  • 31. Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy parts: Most Decorated serviceman of WWII and earned: Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze Star Medals with "V", 2 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American Campaign Medal, European- African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany. Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French Croix de Guerre W ith Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm. So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when compared to the hollywonks today who spew out anti-American drivel as they bite the hand that feeds them? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in anti-American parades and saying they hate our president? I thought not, neither did I!
  • 32. It is the soldier, not the President, who gives us democracy, It is the soldier, not the Congress, who takes care of us. It is the soldier, not the Reporter, who has given us Freedom of Press.
  • 33. It is the soldier, not the Poet, who has given us Freedom of Speech. It is the soldier, not the campus Organizer, who has given us the Freedom to Demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag; who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, that allows the protester to burn the flag. Father Dennis O'Brien, US Marine Corp. Chaplain
  • 34. And God Bless America If you enjoyed this bit of history, please pass it on… **********************************************