Ted Williams – Fighter Pilot

You probably think that baseball legends are all about money and fame, or hiring the best financial adviser, but it turned out that Ted Williams wasn’t just another filthy rich and worldwide famous athlete. In 1942, William took a pause from baseball to help out his country which had just entered World War II. For the next four years, he served the Army under the Reserve Aviation Unit, until 1946 when he got released. However, in 1952, during the Korean War, he was back on duty – only to abandon his military career the next year after developing pneumonia. Williams participated in almost 40 missions and earned numerous awards and accolades.