Famous Deserters In US Military History

Eddie Slovik

We Are The Mighty: 4 Of The Most Famous Deserters In US Military History



Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl now faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and if he’s found guilty, he’ll join a list of U.S. military deserters throughout history that includes famous names such as Steve McQueen and Mark Twain.



We looked back and found some of the more infamous cases of soldiers deserting or going AWOL from their military service. Here’s what we found:



WNU Editor: I know of Eddie Slovik .... but the other three .... I am shocked.