Category:Vietnam War Veterans
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...m_War_Veterans
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Several articles about sports heroes who served
https://www.defense.gov/Search-Resul...es-who-served/
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13 professional baseball players who became war heroes
https://www.wearethemighty.com/artic...ry-experience/
Excerpts from the www.wearethemighty.com article:
"When the American military calls, America’s pastime answers. Here are 14 men who played on the diamond before serving on the battlefield. All of them went above and beyond in either the game or combat, and some distinguished themselves in both."
"1. Yogi Berra volunteered to man a rocket boat leading the assault on Normandy."
"2. Joe Pinder left the minor leagues and earned the Medal of Honor on Omaha Beach."
"3. Jack Lummus excelled at baseball, football, and being a Marine Corps hero."
"4. Bob Feller left a six-figure contract to join the Navy after Pearl Harbor."
"5. Ted Williams left the majors twice to fight America’s wars."
"6. Warren Spahn fought in the Battle of the Bulge after his major league debut."
"7. Bernard Dolan and a teammate play, fight, and earn posthumous service crosses together."
"8. Tom Woodruff left a promising minor league climb to earn three valor awards in the Navy."
"9. Pitcher Stanford Wolfson was executed by the Germans after his tenth bombing mission."
"10. Billy Southworth, Jr. flew 25 combat missions in Europe."
"11. Keith Bissonnette flew fighters in Burma."
"12. Clarence Drumm fought in America’s first battle of the Great War."
"13. Gus Bebas gave up his commission and his baseball uniform to become a Navy pilot."
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BASEBALL HALL OF FAME VETERANS
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hof..._the_hof.shtml
Excerpts from the article:
"Every National Baseball Hall of Fame Player Who Served During a War"
"Listed...in alphabetical order, by conflict (World War I, World War II, etcetera), are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown who are veterans — each having served in the United States Armed Services during wartime."
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Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice - Those Who Served
https://baseballinwartime.com/those_...erved_atoz.htm
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Athletes Who Served in the Military
https://www.si.com/sports-illustrate...d=rocky-bleier
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...m_War_Veterans
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Several articles about sports heroes who served
https://www.defense.gov/Search-Resul...es-who-served/
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13 professional baseball players who became war heroes
https://www.wearethemighty.com/artic...ry-experience/
Excerpts from the www.wearethemighty.com article:
"When the American military calls, America’s pastime answers. Here are 14 men who played on the diamond before serving on the battlefield. All of them went above and beyond in either the game or combat, and some distinguished themselves in both."
"1. Yogi Berra volunteered to man a rocket boat leading the assault on Normandy."
"2. Joe Pinder left the minor leagues and earned the Medal of Honor on Omaha Beach."
"3. Jack Lummus excelled at baseball, football, and being a Marine Corps hero."
"4. Bob Feller left a six-figure contract to join the Navy after Pearl Harbor."
"5. Ted Williams left the majors twice to fight America’s wars."
"6. Warren Spahn fought in the Battle of the Bulge after his major league debut."
"7. Bernard Dolan and a teammate play, fight, and earn posthumous service crosses together."
"8. Tom Woodruff left a promising minor league climb to earn three valor awards in the Navy."
"9. Pitcher Stanford Wolfson was executed by the Germans after his tenth bombing mission."
"10. Billy Southworth, Jr. flew 25 combat missions in Europe."
"11. Keith Bissonnette flew fighters in Burma."
"12. Clarence Drumm fought in America’s first battle of the Great War."
"13. Gus Bebas gave up his commission and his baseball uniform to become a Navy pilot."
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BASEBALL HALL OF FAME VETERANS
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hof..._the_hof.shtml
Excerpts from the article:
"Every National Baseball Hall of Fame Player Who Served During a War"
"Listed...in alphabetical order, by conflict (World War I, World War II, etcetera), are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown who are veterans — each having served in the United States Armed Services during wartime."
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Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice - Those Who Served
https://baseballinwartime.com/those_...erved_atoz.htm
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Athletes Who Served in the Military
https://www.si.com/sports-illustrate...d=rocky-bleier
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