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Biography
On September 12, 1944 Steve reported to the San Francisco Armed Forces induction Center where he took this oath of allegiance into the Army. A quick trip to Camp Robert on the Central California Coast where they prepared him to fight in WWII. By February Steve left San Francisco and was heading for the south seas.
He landed on March 10, 1945 on Leyte in the Philippines. He fought the long and deadly battle up Balete Pass then contracted malaria complicated by a serious case of Jungle fever.
Steve was transported to the 7th Evacuation Hospital where he spent many weeks there then the war ended. After recuperating he was sent with the 3rd Quartermaster Group assigned to Japan as the allied occupation force.
He was stationed in the town of Otaru on Hokkaido Island. Steve was released from the Army after 26 months of service. On September 18, 1946 Steve finally arrived back to Oakland, California. The complete story in my book Steve Reeves A Moment in Time that is covered in detail his training and fighting.
I always knew that there was a great story with his service. In Milton Moore's book on Steve many years ago he had a short paragraph about Steve's service. At that time I asked myself where's the rest of the story. A par
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Steve Reeves
Stephen L. "Steve" Reeves (21 January 1926 - 1 May 2000) was an American professional bodybuilder and actor. He was born in Glasgow, Montana. He moved to California with his mother at age 10. He trained as a bodybuilder. He joined the US Army and served in the Pacific during World War II.
After the war, he pursued bodybuilding. In 1946, he won the title of Mr. Pacific Coast. Within the next four years he won the world's most famous titles, including Mr. America, Mr. World, and Mr. Universe. He did a full-body workout.
Reeves started acting. In 1954, he had some small parts in movies and was on television. In 1957, he made Hercules, a low budget movie based on the ancient Greek stories of the Golden Fleece. The movie was a great success. It made $5 million in the United States.
From 1959 through 1964, Reeves starred in many low budget peplum movies. In 1963, he married Aline Czarzawicz. The couple retired to Southern California in 1969. He wrote an exercise guide, Building the Classic Physique the Natural Way. He bought a ranch and bred horses. Reeves died from lymphoma in Escondido, California in 2000.
Movie list
[change | change source]- Athena (1954) Hollywood movie directed by Richard Thorpe
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