(Jewish Group) Paul Newman Recalls Fight Over 'Antisemitic Taunt' While Serving in WWII

[Behind the Aegis]

Paul Newman revealed he was called an antisemitic slur while serving in World War II.

In the actor's posthumous book, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir, obtained by Newsweek, the late star writes about an encounter he had with a fellow serviceman.

According to Uso.org, the Cool Hand Luke star—who passed away in 2008 at the age of 83—"initially enrolled in the Navy's V-12 pilot training program but was disqualified upon the discovery that he was colorblind."

Instead, the website states that "Newman served as a radioman and rear gunner for torpedo bombers."

The Ohio native's father, Arthur Newman Sr., was Jewish, while his mother, Theresa Newman, practiced Christian Science.

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