Bea Arthur – Truck Driver & Typist For The U.S. Marines

You may know her as Maude Findlay from the hit sitcom All in the Family, or for her iconic performance in the ‘80s show The Golden Girls, but Bea Arthur was also recognized for being one of the first ladies in the Marine Reserves. Bea was only 21 when she enlisted in 1943, and she stayed with the US Marine Corps for around 30 months working as both a typist and a truck driver before she was honorably discharged in 1945 with the title of staff sergeant. Whether the actress was as good at holding a gun as she was at typing, we won’t know, but reportedly, she had approximately an $8-million fortune at the time of her death in 2009.