“Singers who served in the military” trivia

As a Morse code operator in the Air Force during the 1950s, this famous singer is believed to be one of the first to catch the wire transmission that Joseph Stalin died.

• Johnny Cash
• Jerry Garcia
• B.B. King
• Kris Kristofferson
• Elvis Presley

This singer became an Army paratrooper after reportedly being given a choice of military service or going to jail for riding in stolen cars.

• Fred Durst
• John Fogerty
• Jimi Hendrix
• Ice-T
• George Strait

The day that this famous singer enlisted in the Navy was the same day the atomic bomb was dropped, according to the National WWII Museum.

• Louis Armstrong
• John Coltrane
• Bing Crosby
• Buddy Holly
• Frank Sinatra