Comedy Legend Don Rickles dead at 90

[basquebromance]

he was the most beloved and well respected racist!

Comedy Legend Don Rickles Dies at 90 - Breitbart

 

[williepete]

Fought in the Philippines for two+ years as a 20mm anti-aircraft gunner.

Rickles was enlisted in the United States Navy during WWII and served as seaman first class. He was sent to the Philipines where he operated 20mm guns aboard the motor torpedo boat USS Cyrene.


“Hoping to get a role in the Special Services unit as an entertainer, Rickles was instead enlisted as a Seaman First Class. Rickles served his country for two years on the USS Cyrene before being honorably discharged in 1946. While he may not have had the opportunity to entertain on stage, Rickles definitely entertained his fellow sailors onboard the ship.”

The Legendary Don Rickles Relives His Hilarious WWII Stories - The World's Funniest Gunner