Before portraying the sarcastic and level-headed Dorothy Zbornak in Golden Girls, Bea Arthur enlisted in the U.S. Marines. After serving, she actually ended up following a completely different career ...

Queen Elizabeth was a military truck driver during World War II, while "Golden Girl" Bea Arthur was a staff sergeant for the ...

In 1943, when she was 21 and known as Bernice Frankel, Bea Arthur enlisted in the military. Recently unearthed documents reveal she came across as a tough broad, even then. The Smoking Gun obtained ...

Bea Arthur may have gotten into the hearts of many when she starred as Dorothy on Golden Girls, but prior to her time as a television star, she was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps-though the ...

Before they became stars, these folks proudly served our country, and they're some of the most famous veterans Did you know these celebrities are famous veterans? How many famous veterans can you name ...

See a 1943 Photo of Bea Arthur As a Marine Corps TruckerThe Smoking Gun has dug up files related to her tenure.

Born Bernice Frankel, actress Bea Arthur — famed for her work in The Golden Girls — enlisted as one of the first members of the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve during World War II. It was ...

A webpage detailing Golden Girls actress and LGBTQ+ ally Bea Arthur’s military service during World War II was one of thousands that were scrubbed from the U.S. Department of Defense website as part ...

Then-future Queen Elizabeth decided to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service, even though her father, King George VI, had exempted her. He and his councilors agreed that her training as a princess ...