Hank Greenberg is a legendary Hall of Fame Detroit Tigers first basemen & American Hero.
Greenberg was the first player in the American League to choose to register for the draft and he missed out on four prime years of his career as a baseball player while serving in the U.S. Army in World War II.
The 47 months Greenberg served as a sergeant in the Army are the longest any major league player has served in the U.S. Armed Forces.