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Sports Heroes Who Served: From D-Day Vet to Baseball Legend
Sept. 29, 2020 | BY David Vergun , DOD News

Sports Heroes Who Served is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military.

Most baseball fans of the legendary Yogi Berra probably don't know that he also served in World War II.

Berra actually signed with the New York Yankees in 1943, but put his baseball career on hold to join the Navy.

He was a gunner's mate assigned to the attack transport USS Bayfield. As a gunner's mate, Berra was responsible for the operation and maintenance of weapons and other ordnance equipment, as well as small arms and magazines.

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/Story/Article/2359925/sports-heroes-who-served-from-d-day-vet-to-baseball-legend/