Clark Gable

Different people have different reasons behind joining the military, and for Clark Gable, it was his late wife. When his then actress wife Carole Lombard passed on due to injuries, she suffered from a plane crash while on her way to a war-bond rally, Gable was distressed, and in 1942, he joined the U.S. Air Force before retiring two years later as a major.

Nicknamed ‘The King,’ Gable made his acting debut on stage before rising to become a famous Hollywood star, with his role as Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind earning him rave reviews. The actor passed on in 1960, after suffering a heart attack.