JD Salinger – United States Army

JD Salinger was drafted into the Army shortly after the United States entered World War II in 1942. He was present in the battle of the Bulge, he was at Utah Beach on D-Day, and he also participated in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest. Salinger met Hemingway while he was in the Army and was impressed by his pleasant persona. Hemingway, on the other hand, was impressed by Salinger’s writing. The author of Catcher in the Rye reportedly wanted to sell film rights to some of his stories in order to improve his personal finances but he also refused several offers to buy film rights for his popular novel.