Celebrities That Served in the Military Before Their Big Break

John Coltrane

The alto saxophone player is a Navy alumnae. He was shipped to Pearl Harbor as a seaman and joined the base swing band shortly after. The band only had white members at the time, so Coltrane played as a “guest member”.

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