This world-famous on-screen bad boy wasnât just âThe King of Coolâ in movies. Steve McQueen had a rough childhood and his troublesome persona was authentic, which created some issues once he joined the Marines in 1947. Famous for roles in The Sand Pebbles, The Cincinnati Kid, Love With The Proper Stranger, The Getaway, Magnificent Seven and many others. In the Marines, he was demoted to Private seven separate times. He actually served 41 days in the brig for resisting arrest after failing to report for duty. After this, he turned his mindset around and used the discipline for good. He eventually saved several of his fellow Marinesâ lives in the Arctic when a tank was sinking through the ice. Because of his actions, McQueen was chosen to partake in the Honor Guard protecting Harry S. Truman’s yacht. He was honorably discharged in 1950 and overall, looked back on his time in the marines positively.
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