Interesting article from the days when stardom & heroism meant just that.

[coxyhog]

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/20-february-1966/?fbclid=IwAR0tnMzEpoeCQ8c64_3BvZrK-mARStMpIJBg4xQGqu_qeo5aAzW7PH_vgUA

[Yessongs]

Some "real" history there huh? Those guys in the Military during that period the stories they could tell. 

[forcebwithu]

"He had risen from Private to Colonel in four years."

"In 1953, his wartime rank of colonel was made permanent, and on 23 July 1959, Jimmy Stewart was promoted to Brigadier General."

"During his military service, Brigadier General James Maitland Stewart was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster (two awards); the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters; the Distinguished Service Medal; and the Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France)."

Now that is a distinguished military career. RIP Jimmy Stewart