Master storyteller of Radio, Television, and Film (most people know of him because of A Christmas Story),
Jean Shepherd, served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during WWII. He attained the rank of Technician Fifth Grade.
Yes, I know this cat. He and his father died in a car crash a decade or so ago.
“A Christmas Story.” When they write the story of my life, that film will be referenced in several places.