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a.d. elliott
Biography
Desert Storm/Desert Shield
Died in Service
Gulf War
Washington
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He enlisted in the US Army the day after he graduated in response to World War II and served as a member of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 11th Airborne Division. Serving during combat was incredibly challenging for Private Rod Serling. However, he completed his time of service and earned a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, and the Philippine Liberation Medal.
Private Rod Serling used the GI bill to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Antioch College and began writing scripts for both radio and television. His best-known show is the Twilight Zone, which allowed him to portray current issues, such as racism, from a science fiction perspective, allowing the content to bypass the censorship of the day.
Private Rod Serling has won seven Emmys, one Edgar Allan Poe Award, a Golden Globe, a Peabody, and two Writer's Guild of America Awards. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1985 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2008, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
On June 28, 1975, Private Rod Serling died and rested at the Lake View Cemetery in Interlaken, New York.
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a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.
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