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Originally Posted by 3and2
DiMaggio enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces on February 17, 1943, rising to the rank of sergeant.
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Only after he was shamed into doing so. And, unlike his rival Ted Williams, who was a combat fighter pilot, Joe spent all his time stateside, playing baseball.
Real class.
(As you probably can tell, I
really don't like DiMaggio, and the absurd reputation he has for being a class act. Class act? He alienated every human being he ever dealt with, including his two wives, his son, and his brothers. Like almost every Yankee Joe D played with, Mickey Mantle couldn't stand him. In short, he was a prick. When he died, his only "friend" was a money-grubbing lawyer, living large off DiMaggio's estate. He was a poor excuse for a human being.)