Editing Desi Arnaz (section)

===Military service===
On April 27, 1943, Arnaz received his [[Conscription in the United States|draft]] notice. However, Arnaz was disqualified from overseas service due to hypertension and knee injuries, which caused him pain with prolonged physical exertion, according to his military physical examination.<ref name="Archives.gov Blog">{{cite web |title=Archives.gov |date=April 13, 2021 |url=https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2021/04/13/lucy-im-home/}}</ref> He had injured his left knee prior to his enlistment and injured his right knee soon after enlisting on May 23, 1943, during a baseball game at [[Camp Arlington]]. He completed his recruit training, but was classified for limited service in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]].

He was assigned to direct [[United Service Organization]] (USO) programs at the [[Birmingham General Army Hospital]] in the [[San Fernando Valley]]. It was his responsibility to keep injured soldiers entertained while they recovered in the hospital. Thanks to his Hollywood connections, Arnaz was able to bring celebrities to visit the hospital and boost morale of the soldiers.<ref name="Together We Served">{{cite web |url=https://blog.togetherweserved.com/2021/02/26/desi-arnaz-u-s-army-1942-1945/ |website=Together We Served|title=SSGT Desi Arnaz, U.S. Army (1942-1945) |date=February 26, 2021 }}</ref> For example, upon discovering the first thing the wounded soldiers requested was a glass of cold milk, he arranged for movie starlets to meet them and pour the milk for them.

Arnaz served two years, seven months and four days. His primary unit was the 9th Service Command, [[Army Service Forces]]. For his service during World War II, he was awarded the [[Army Good Conduct Medal]], the [[American Campaign Medal]], and the [[World War II Victory Medal]].

Arnaz was discharged as a staff sergeant on September 30, 1945.