Word: stewart
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...general last spring-despite the Senator's persistent efforts on his behalf. Last week, when the promotions of eight other reserve colonels came up for approval by the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Smith quickly zoomed in to skip-bomb the biggest target in sight: lanky Cinemactor James Stewart...
Lieut. Colonel Smith admired Colonel Stewart's fine World War II combat record* and his ability as an actor. But why, with 1,900 other colonels up for promotion, was Stewart advanced to one-star rank? Colonel Stewart, though he flies his own Cessna 310, had put in only 39 days of reserve training since World War II; yet he had been assigned to a key M-day billet as deputy director of operations at SAC headquarters. Lieut. General Emmett ("Rosie") O'Donnell, Air Force personnel boss, disagreed with the Senator. "Stewart has made a great contribution...
...Stewart rose from private to a much-decorated colonel in the Army Air Forces, flew 20 bombing missions over Germany, became commander of an Eighth Air Force Bi; wing...
...Spirit of St. Louis. A good movie about Charles A. Lindbergh's great flight from New York to Paris; with James Stewart (TIME, March...
...Spirit of St. Louis. New York to Paris with Charles A. Lindbergh; Director Billy Wilder and Actor James Stewart make a good film about a great adventure (TIME, March...