Famous Veterans Celebrating Birthdays Today (May 8th):

Famous Veterans Born May 8th, 1937:

Thomas Pynchon – Novelist: Gravity’s Rainbow – (Navy 1955-1957)

Famous Veterans Born May 8th, 1926:

Don Rickles – Actor, Comedian – (Navy 1941-1946) – Died: April 6, 2017

Famous Veterans Born May 8th, 1920:

Sloan Wilson – Author: A Summer Place – (Coast Guard) – Died: May 25, 2003

Famous Veterans Born May 8th, 1916:

John Mariucci – National Hockey League: Chicago Black Hawks – (Coast Guard WWII) – Died: March 23, 1987