Brave Celebrities Who Served Their Country In The Army

Published on March 5, 2019 By Jason Albert

Josephine Baker – French Resistance

French-American entertainer Josephine Baker was just one of the women who helped her country for the greater good. Pretty modern for her time, Baker had chutzpah! During World War II, Baker was recognized for being a part of the French Resistance as a covert agent.

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The French military even bestowed her the Croix de Guerre once the war was finished. After all, she must have really put her life at risk many times! She was 68 years old when she died at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital back in 1975, due to a brain hemorrhage.