And served as well.
Fonda enlisted in the United Statesicon Navy to fight in World War II, saying, "I don't want to be in a fake war in a studio."[21] Previously, he and Stewart had helped raise funds for the defense of Britainicon.[22] Fonda served for three years, initially as a Quartermaster 3rd Class on the destroyer USS Satterlee. He was later commissioned as a Lieutenant Junior Grade in Air Combat Intelligence in the Central Pacific and was awarded the Navy Presidential Unit Citation and the Bronze Star.[23]