I heard that Don Knotts was the most feared drill instructor on Parris Island during World War II. Origins: Positing improbable military backgrounds for popular entertainment figures is a ...

The driver later said he stepped on the gas instead of the brake. Don Knotts played the title role, Henry Limpet, a nebbish, nearsighted bookkeeper whose dream is to be transformed into a fish.

Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed ... He enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served in the Pacific, receiving the World War II Victory Medal among other decorations. After the war, in 1948, he graduated ...

Don was an army drill instructor during World War II and an expert in the manual of arms.” Of course no one would guess. Knotts made a living playing nervous cowards who shook in their boots at ...

Don Knotts, the rail-thin comic actor who was ... He joined the Army during World War II and served as an entertainer. After the military, he returned to West Virginia University to finish his ...

2006-02-26 04:00:00 PDT Hollywood-- Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed ... Army in 1943 and served in the Pacific, receiving the World War II Victory Medal, among other decorations.

While serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Don Knotts developed his skills as a comedian and ventriloquist. As Karen tells it, he called in favors from Army buddies to get started on the ...

Two Morgantown city streets, Don Knotts Blvd. and Fife St., are named for the WWII veteran and WVU graduate. The West Virginia Regional History Collection includes Don Knotts memorabilia that will ...

Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed ... He enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served in the Pacific, receiving the World War II Victory Medal among other decorations. After the war, in 1948, he graduated ...