Born in Philadelphia, John Connell received five Battle Stars and a Purple Heart during WWII. From September of 1944 through April of 1945, he was a radio operator and waist gunner aboard a B-24 with Squadron 513 of the Fifteenth Air Force, 376th Heavy Bombardment Group. The crew completed 43 bombing missions before the conclusion of WWII, most of ...
Served on the National Board of Directors of Screen Actors Guild for 13 years.
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Flew 43 bombing missions in WWII, receiving five battle stars.
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Married to Mila Connell.
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Father of Kathy Connell, producer of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and of John V. Connell, an associate producer of sports broadcasts who has worked on football, boxing, gymnastics, and tennis events for Showtime and for CBS Sports.