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In Jan. of '44 James Arness was sent to the beach at Anzio, where troops faced immediate, horrendous, German Army resistance. It was one of the deadliest battles of WWII. Because he was so tall, he was ordered (as a young Private) into the water first, to determine its depth. He described it as being “waist-high” as he stormed ashore dodging bullets as wounded men fell around him. Seriously wounded by German machine-gun fire in his knee and lower leg, Jim earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for bravery under fire. It took 18 months of recovery and rehabilitation time before being honorably discharged and sent home. His war injuries plagued him for the rest of his life. He dealt with a Where have all the men in America like this gone? Nothing but soy boys and cucks running around Hollywood now