Cecil replies: John Wayne , draft dodger ? Oh, what delicious (if cheap) irony! But that judgment is a little harsh. As Garry Wills tells the story in his book John Wayne ’s America: The Politics of Celebrity (1997), the Duke faced a tough choice at the outset of World War II. If he wimped out, don’t be so sure a lot of us wouldn’t have done the same.
Irrespective of what kept him from joining the service, the Duke did pay a heavy price for his absence from the war in the form of stigma which lasted until his death – the label of being a “draft dodger.” Wayne was shamed on countless occasions for his absence from the war by those both distant and close to him, sometimes even by his dearest friends.
John Wayne, Draft Dodger? John Wayne was cheating on his wife with several women, most notably the woman who would later become his second wife. His marriage was on the rocks and his career was very important to him. John Wayne was younger than Henry Fonda or Clark Gable, and the same age as Jimmy Stewart and Gene Autry – all of whom served in active duty.
Wayne never served a day in the US military and has long been accused of being a ‘draft dodger’ because he staunchly avoided putting on a uniform and going to.
Was he a hero? Well, just like demented donny, John Wayne was a draft dodger. He never served a day in the US military and has long been accused of being a ‘draft dodger’ because he staunchly avoided putting on a uniform and going to war when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. The truth is that he did avoid military service.
During the Vietnam War, college students had to carry 18 units and have a 2.0 average in order to be a legal draft dodger (officially designated draft deferred). What nationality is Joh n Wayne …
It doesn’t appear so. From Wikipedia: > Wayne was exempted from service due to his age (34 at the time of Pearl Harbor) and family status, classified as 3-A (family deferment). He repeatedly wrote John Ford saying he wanted to enlist, on one occ…
A Brief History. On March 24, 1958, Elvis Aron Presley, the “King of Rock and Roll,” was drafted into the U.S. Army and served his country in Germany, on the front lines of the Cold War. Millions of Americans have been drafted and responded obediently, and, of course, millions more have served voluntarily. On the other hand, many American men of …
Yes, John Wayne was a Draft Dodger , he was a pretend Hero, who may have made 2 decent movies in his last years. by Anonymous: reply 53: 07/20/2014: Nothing wrong with being a draft -dodging war hawk. by Anonymous: reply 54: 07/20/2014: R54 is right. by Anonymous: reply 55: 07/20/2014: As always, R55, nailed it!
