Born in 1916, Kirk Douglas is more than 100 years old and still kicking! As the head of an acting and entertainment family, it's hard to imagine Douglas in any other industry, but he has led a past life as a military man. He was born in the middle of World War I and would end up serving in World War II within the United States Navy.
Douglas enlisted in the Navy in 1941, just as the USA entered the war. He worked aboard USS PC-1137 as a communications officer in anti-submarine warfare. Though he was dedicated to the cause, Douglas was discharged for medical reasons in 1944, three years after he enlisted. As we all know, Douglas didn't fail when it came to his next career. He even had children that would become almost as famous as him.