Rod Serling Places 10th on the Countdown
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10. Rod Serling

After graduating from high school in 1942, Rod Serling joined the Army where he completed paratrooper training. He saw combat in New Guinea and the Philippines as a member of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division. He received the Purple Heart for a severe shrapnel wound to his knee and left the service in 1946.

No word on whether his service helped him come up the concept for "The Twilight Zone."

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