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Famous Veteran :James Arness
https://www.usni.org/news-and-features/gunsmoke-actor-military-vet-james-arness-dies-at-age-88 ^ | archive | usnavalinstitute

Posted on 06/22/2018 8:33:37 PM PDT by eastforker

James Arness, a World War II veteran beloved by millions for his iconic portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the long-running Western TV series “Gunsmoke,” died June 3 after a long illness.

At 6 foot 7 inches, Arness was, quite literally, a big star, towering over even the likes of his good friend and Hollywood mentor John Wayne. But it was that same impressive height that prevented Arness from fulfilling his dream of being a naval aviator in World War II—he was simply too tall for cockpit duty. As a soldier in the 7th Regiment of the U.S. Army’s Third Infantry Division, Arness took part in the storming of Anzio in 1944. He was severely wounded in the leg by German machine-gun fire, receiving the Purple Heart and an injury that would plague him for the rest of his days. Arness also was awarded the Bronze Star, the Good Conduct Medal, and the European-Mideast Campaign Medal.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Military/Veterans; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 2011; famousveteran; gunsmoke; hollywood; mattdillon; ww2
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To: Red Steel

Audie Murphy was 5’5”.

The most decorated soldier in WWII. Amazing.


61 posted on 06/23/2018 4:27:26 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (MSM is our greatest threat. Disney, Comcast, Google Hollywood, NYTimes, WaPo, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC ...)
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To: Jack Hammer

I just got done watching the first five episodes and yes, the first episode indeed was .


62 posted on 06/23/2018 4:40:16 AM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: eastforker

You bring back fond memories. Gunsmoke was a broadcast seldom missed by dad. Jim Arness was always a favorite.

Years ago,Bill O’Reilly had this interview with Jim - IMHO, one of his best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjY7UKO_xjU


63 posted on 06/23/2018 5:03:24 AM PDT by V K Lee (Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. - US Pres. Donald J. Trump)
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To: eastforker

Something in the story doesn’t pass the smell test.
IF Arness died at 88, than he was born in 1930.
If he was born in 1930, and the Anzio invasion took place in 1944,
THAN Arness would have been 14 when Anzio took place.
Participating in a major military invasion overseas at 14?
Maybe not????


64 posted on 06/23/2018 5:14:09 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: GoldenPup

He was born in 1923.


65 posted on 06/23/2018 5:21:43 AM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: GoldenPup

These are not obits of someone that just died, these are articles of famous veterans some of who have been dead for many years.


66 posted on 06/23/2018 5:23:42 AM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: fidelis

Like Marshall Law?


67 posted on 06/23/2018 5:25:20 AM PDT by atc23
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To: Ransomed

Ken Curtis was a member of the Sons of the Pioneers.You can find him in a video singing, “Tumbling Tumbleweeds.”


68 posted on 06/23/2018 6:21:38 AM PDT by MisterArtery
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To: atc23
"Like Marshall Law?"

LOL! No, unlike martial law!

69 posted on 06/23/2018 6:40:26 AM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: eastforker

70 posted on 06/23/2018 6:43:20 AM PDT by TruthWillWin ([MSM])
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To: eastforker

71 posted on 06/23/2018 6:44:18 AM PDT by TruthWillWin ([MSM])
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To: eastforker

Died June 3, 2011. Had he died this month at age 88, he would have been 15 years old in 1945. Other than that, a great patriot and hero!


72 posted on 06/23/2018 6:55:22 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: doorgunner69

AFAIKT, Scott Eastwood might be a manly man, too. Let’s hope for a resurgence of manly men. As a woman, I have absolutely no interest in watching metrosexuals or worse. May be that Chris Pratt has the potential to be a manly man, we will have to see how his career goes.


73 posted on 06/23/2018 7:18:06 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
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To: gigster

You must never have watched Gunsmoke. Miss Kitty was the single redhead who owned the saloon and was best friends with Matt Dillon.


74 posted on 06/23/2018 8:45:50 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

I think they were a little closer than just best friends(..)


75 posted on 06/23/2018 9:08:54 AM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: eastforker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uue_lnTx9Sw

James Arness discusses Matt Dillon & Kitty’s relationship on Gunsmoke


76 posted on 06/23/2018 11:04:00 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

Whatever Happened to Miss Kitty, Amanda Blake from ‘Gunsmoke’?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lkB6YZmz1w


77 posted on 06/23/2018 11:07:54 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Blake

She passed away in 1989, sadly.


78 posted on 06/23/2018 11:11:19 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: tired&retired

Who is Amanda Blake’s(Miss Kitty’s) husband?

Mark Spaeth
m. 1984–1985

Frank Gilbert
m. 1967–1982

Jason Day
m. 1964–1967

Don Whitman
m. 1954–1955


79 posted on 06/23/2018 11:11:24 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: eastforker

I’d rather cook-up a mess of catfish you caught!


80 posted on 06/23/2018 12:10:31 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.)
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