Charles Bronson

Served in: US Army
Rank: Aerial Gunner
Best Known For: Death Wish, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape
Est. Net Worth: $65 million

Actor Charles Bronson served as an Army gunner during WWII. He served in the 760th Flexible Gunnery Training Squadron. He was a Boeing B-29 Superfortressman in 1945. He was part of the 39th Bombardment Group, which was based in Guam. Bronson would be injured in combat during WWII, and he would receive a Purple Heart Award for his courage.

Bronson would later go on to have a career as an on-screen tough guy, a reputation his military credentials could back up. Bronson starred in movies such as The Dirty Dozen, The Magnificent Seven, Death Wish, Once Upon a Time in the West, and more.