Mel Brooks – Combat Engineers

You may know every single detail about the famous funny guy, including his shoe size or fortune, but are you familiar with the fact that Mel Brooks used to defuse German mines during World War II? Probably not! Brooks also fought in the Battle of Bulge. Well, as it happened, the multi-awarded actor was attending Brooklyn College when he got drafted into the army in 1944. After finishing the elite Army Specialized Training Program, he fought in the war as a corporal of the 1104 Engineer Combat Battalion. Luckily, Brooks came home safe and sound, ready to pursue a career in acting which has lasted for almost 70 years now.