Ernest Hemingway – Ambulance Driver

One of the most influential authors of the 20th century and Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Miller Hemingway was only 18 when he became a part of the American Red Cross during World War I. While volunteering as an ambulance driver in Italy, Hemingway was delivering sweets and cigarettes, as well as assisting the soldiers. However, while on duty, Hemingway got involved in a mortar where he suffered series wounds. The incident marked the end of his two-month service and Hemingway was soon taken to the hospital where he spent the next six months. Unfortunately, after suffering severe depression and mental health issues, the acclaimed author committed suicide in 1961. Hemingway reportedly left $1.4 million in his bank account.