Celebrities That Served In the Military Before Hollywood Fame

John Coltrane

John Coltrane is one of the most well-known jazz players and composers of all time. The saxophone player actually is an alumna of the US Navy. He fought in Pearl Harbor as a seaman and while he was over there, Coltrane joined the base swing band to keep up with his music. At the time, the band only had white members, so Coltrane was forced to play as a “guest member”.

The More You Know

The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
The first pieces of gold at Fort Knox arrived by mail.
All the Professors in Pokemon have been named after trees.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.