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NBA player with the Ft. Wayne Pistons. After earning All-American status twice at Stanford University, George "The Bird" Yardley was drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons but opted to serve two years in the United States Navy before playing with the team. After serving the military during the Korean War, Yardley started his stellar NBA career with the Pistons in 1953, and in 1957 played with the Syracuse Nationals. During his career he broke numerous records (he was the first NBA player to score 2,000 points in a season) and is considered to be one of the most outstanding leapers and forward players in his generation. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.
A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Faron Young was known for hit singles Hello Walls and It's Four in the Morning, as well as other country-western/honky-tonk songs. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Drafted in 1952 (the same year he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry), he had a hit song on the Billboard country charts while he was in basic training. It peaked at No. 2, and the U.S. Army Band took the young singer to replace Eddie Fisher on tours, just as If You Ain't Lovin' was hitting the charts. He was discharged in November 1954. Faron Young committed suicide in 1996.
Actor who starred as Wally, friend of the Nelson boys in Ozzie and Harriet (1956-66) served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was born March 14, 1930, in San Francisco with the name Ronald Plumstead.