@rinkydinkydoink My best friend just told me she knew Tom Hanks when he attended Skyline High School, where she went (Oakland, CA).She said he was always a really good guy.
There were others who, when I see them in a movie, I remember reading about their WW2 experiences... off the top of my head, I believe Eddie Albert fought on a Normandy beach.
EDIT - Wrong! He fought in the Pacific Theater - Tarawa Beach.
"Served as a landing craft pilot and lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve.Piloted boats under heavy fire to rescue 47 wounded Marines stranded off the reef at Tarawa.Awarded the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for his extreme bravery and valor."
Not a huge Hanks fan at all. Marlon Brando bores the hell out of me. I've always felt Bette Davis couldn't act, she just over-emoted everything. Probably others that aren't coming to mind right now.