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Famous Veterans Born On December 31
Discover notable Americans who proudly served in the United States Armed Forces before, during, or after achieving fame.
Every birthday tells a story. Every veteran answered the call.
Famous Veterans Born on December 31
Famous Veterans Born January 1st, 1924:
Charlie Munger – Businessman (Berkshire Hathaway’s Vice Chairman and Warren Buffett’s partner and right-hand man) – Munger dropped out of the University of Michigan at 19 to serve in the U.S. Army Air Corps, where he became a second lieutenant. After receiving a high score on the Army General Classification Test, he was ordered to study meteorology at Caltech in Pasadena, California, the town he was to make his home. Through the GI, Bill Munger took a number of advanced courses through several universities. – Died: November 28, 2023
Famous Veterans Born January 1st, 1919:
JD Salinger – Author: The Catcher in the Rye – (Army Signal, Counter Intelligence Corps, WWII) – Died: January 27, 2010
Famous Veterans Born January 1st, 1911:
Hank Greenberg – MLB: Detroit Tiger MVP – (Army Air Corps WWII 1941-1945) – Died: September 4, 1986
Famous Veterans Born January 1st, 1909:
Jackie Wilson – Boxer – (Army – Served beside fellow boxer Sugar Ray Robinson) – Died: December 2, 1966
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