Post by Mpoconnor7I always admired Eddie Albert for the work he did on torpedo
gyroscope design
Post by Mpoconnor7during WWII, and he was not a college grad IIRC but extremely
well-read. He
Post by Mpoconnor7was also one of the co-inventors of those decorative birds which dunk back and
forth into a glass of water. And he was also into ecology and the environment
before it became trendy for celebs to get on that bandwagon. I watched his
biography on A&E one evening and was astounded by all the things he had
accomplished besides acting.
Been unable to post for a while, but Eddie Albert has been so involved
with environmental causes before the became fashionable that when
Earth Day was created, the date set was his birthday. He graduated
from the University of Minnesota, and while he may have done torpedo
gyroscope design during World War II he was a legitimate hero for
rescuing 70 wounded Marines during 26 missions during the battle of
Tarawa for which he received the Bronze Star with Combat V. And he
was married to the same woman for 40 years.
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