Who Was Frank Sinatra?
5. Not Enlisted
During WWII, many Americans were enlisted to join the armed forces. Young men were given no choice and faced prosecution if they tried to refuse. Sinatra was himself at conscription age but he was fortunate enough to not be called up for military service.
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The reason he didn’t have to serve was the same reason he was scarred. The perforated eardrum he experienced during his birth meant that he could not be accepted into the army. He did play his part, however, as he joined USO tours toward the end of the war to help try and lift the morale of service men and women.
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