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James Stewart, pilot, actor.


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Col. James Stewart-pilot-actor.

 

1908-1997

DFC.-Croix De Guerre

Air Medal with oak leaves.

Brig. General. retired

 

indiana the place of his birth

extremely modest- down to earth

tall gangling- smooth and cool

speech affected by a halting drawl.

 

a degree in architecture- he gained with ease

but the great depression started to squeeze

so off to hollywood- and not to sure

if his amateur talent would mature.

 

but acting he mastered with the greatest of ease

the camera and audience were easy to please

his honest character came shining through

in one year just- he was head of the queue.

 

the rumblings of war were heard afar

and stirred the conscience of this superstar

he volunteered - quick as a flash

the recruiting office he made a dash

 

at the army air corps training base

flying talents were honed apace

an agile mind-quick to learn

a commission and wings he was to earn.

 

training pilots- he took for a while

but training really- was not his style

In '43 to England he went

to tibenham in norfolk his talents were sent

 

with the rank of captain and his own command

they commenced to bomb adolph hitlers land

success and promotion came his way

by clever decisions in the heat of fray.

 

with the rank of colonel and chief of staff

the town of brunswick he commenced to trash

another success with him in command

a nail in the coffin for hitler’s band

 

shortly after he left the war

he'd done his best to settle the score

modest to the end about his success.

his achievements in war he did not address.

 

james stewart made 78 films.

the first .’murder man’

the last ‘the magic of lassie’.

he won an oscar for ‘the philadelphia story’

 

 

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