Athletes Who Served In The Military – Some Of Them Should Be Considered National Heroes
Pee Wee Reese, Died At Age 81 – Net Worth Undisclosed
Harold Peter Henry Reese, who was popularly called Pee Wee, spent three years as a member of the United States Navy back in the ’40s. He was actually part of the group of men who were in battle during the Pacific theater.
He already made it into the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers before his enlistment, and his team actually suffered when he took time off for military service. Pee Wee developed lung and prostate cancer when he got older, and this eventually ended his life back in 1999. He was 81 years old at the time of his passing.
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