Hello,
In honor of Memorial Day, here's a still of Jack Kelly in To Hell and Back, the big-screen biography of Audie Murphy. Murphy, the most-decorated US combat soldier during World War II, played himself in the film.
The caption for the photo says: "TYPE CAST - Irish Jack Kelly portrays an Irish doughboy named 'Kerrigan' in To Hell and Back, Universal-International's great war drama starring Audie Murphy in the Technicolor CinemaScope filmization of Murphy's own best-selling biography, chronicling the emotion-packed story of the heroic Texas youth who became the most-decorated soldier of World War II."
In real-life, JK served his country in the Air Force.
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Very nice Memorial Day tribute, Bartista!
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-Janet T.
A lovely salute to both Jack Kelly and Memorial Day, La B. I remember seeing him in "To Hell and Back" on TV; I also recall the song "Dog-Faced Soldier" from the film. The movie, of course, was about Audie Murphy's exploits as a World War II soldier. I had learned heard from the ladies on Facebook that Jack had served in the Air Force but not when he had served, which is something I'd enjoy knowing about. Wouldn't it be great if you can find a picture taken of him at that time? He'd look oh-so cool in an Air Force uniform! :)
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