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Military Experience

posted 7 years ago by Jhines01
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Since the key element of Don's stolen identify took place in the Army, I thought I would ask about the military experience of the characters in "Mad Men."

Don Draper: Army in Korea

Roger Sterling: Navy in World War II

Freddie Rumsen; Army in World War II

Duck Phillips: Marines in World War II (killed 47 Japanese on Okinawa)

Greg Harris: Army in Vietnam

Jim Cutler: Air Force in World War II

Glen Bishop: off to Vietnam in the Army

Layne Price: British Army special services at Hythe in World War II

I am sure I left some people off, so feel free to update this.

[–] catbookss 7 years ago

Do you have any thoughts about when, or if, Cooper served? I'm unclear on that. He might have been too young to be in WWI, but then perhaps not, as we were never given his age.

[–] Jhines01 7 years ago

I don't think he served at all. Otherwise, Roger would have often been comparing their experiences, as he did with his late father (who was in World War I) and just about everyone else.

Bert formed Sterling Cooper with Roger's father in 1923. When Cooper died in 1969, he seemed to be about 80 years old (Robert Morse was 84), but there is no reason to believe that he was ever in the military. Didn't go with his mildly eccentric personality.

[–] There_Is_No_Sayid 7 years ago

There was no Air Force in WWII. Cutler would have been an Army aviator.

[–] Jhines01 7 years ago

The United States Army Air Forces was commonly referred to as the "Air Force."

The term "Army aviator" is of more recent vintage.

[–] Information-Police (4425) 6 years ago

Wasn't it navy guys who referred to themselves as aviators?

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I don't know.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 4 years ago

Yes.

[–] djj93312 (87) 6 years ago

Betty's father was in WW1.

[–] Vastuntitled (5647) 4 years ago

Victory medal, France....should’ve got another medal for beating the clap...lol...

[–] Vastuntitled (5647) 4 years ago

Hank Lamont, Mohawk Airlines...Roger said he was the best poker player in the South Pacific so I take it they served together during the war...

Stan’s cousin served in the navy, though he was only in one ep and mentioned in another....

Crab Colson, Rogers and Cowan...don’t know which division, but he stood up at that country club shindig when veterans were being honored...

[–] BourbonKing (5699) 4 years ago

Burt Cooper: Union Army journalist in the Civil War