To: Joe 6-pack
Don Knotts was not a DI - or even a Marine.
97 posted on
09/26/2005 11:51:54 AM PDT by
Salo
(He hath touched me with his noodly appendage. Ramen.)
To: Salo
Knotts served in WW2 as an entertainer and recieved the Victory Medal.
100 posted on
09/26/2005 11:53:19 AM PDT by
Borges
To: Salo
I'm just repeating what I heard from two Marine captains who presented a list of "famous Marines" to their Army class ates at Ft. McClellan.
I figured they would know far better than I, but Google seems to confirm your info.
106 posted on
09/26/2005 11:58:13 AM PDT by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum.)
To: Salo
Yea, but he was one hell of a deputy.
To: Salo
Mini biography Of Irish-Hungarian heritage. Sister Gloria, brother Dick Yarmy. Served in U.S. Marines in World War II, contracted malaria during Guadalcanal campaign. Postwar career as standup comedian. Married singer Adelaide Adams and adopted her stage surname. Children: Carolyn, Christine, Catherine, Cecily Adams, Stacey Adams, Sean, Beige. TV career began with winning "Original Amateur Hour" (1948). Won fame and three Emmy Awards as bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart on "Get Smart" (1965). Dramatic actor on Broadway and in stock.
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