Generational observation: my Gen X cohort was around the same age on 9/11 as the generation of LBJ, Reagan, Nixon, Ford, & JFK at the time of Pearl Harbor, the 20th anniversary of which was in 1961.
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Replying to @baseballcrank
Already a two-time American League MVP, seven-time All Star & five-time World Series champion, 27 year-old NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio was arguably the most famous American of his generation on Dec 7, 1941. He enlisted in the Army in February 1943.
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Replying to @sportsfan_ian
Bob Feller (best pitcher in the AL) & Hank Greenberg (2-time MPV) were already in the service by then, too. And Ted Williams (who hit .406 in 1941, won the Triple Crown in 1942) also entered in 1943.
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Was only wondering who was considered "the face of the generation" of people who were enlisting and Jimmy Stewart at age 32 n March 1941 when he joined the Army Air Corps seems like a strong contender
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There were almost too many to be one face, but yeah, Joe D & Ted & Feller & Stewart were probably the most famous.
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