Post by spiderwort on Apr 11, 2019 1:33:43 GMT
Bravo, just wanted to add this info: "Niven was initially rejected by the RAF, so he joined the British Army soon after war was declared and eventually became a Lt. Colonel in the commandos. He saw action after D-Day in France, but generally refused to discuss his war record or reminisce about the conflict, despite being decorated for bravery. Only once did he ever speak about his war experiences. 'I was asked by some American friends to search out the grave of their son near Bastogne,' he once said. 'I found it where they told me I would, but it was among 27,000 others, and I told myself that here, Niven, were 27,000 reasons why you should keep your mouth shut after the war.' Incidentally, throughout much of his war service his batman was the then unknown Private Peter Ustinov."
