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Military service

Somebody should add material as to how McLean managed to avoid military service. The draft and Vietnam were huge, huge issues for any healthy heterosexual guy born in 1945 who wasn't in medical school, dental school, or divinity school. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.27.38 (talk) 01:54, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unless you can find a reliable source that actually discusses the subject, there's nothing to be said. The percentage of eligible men actually drafted is not very high. It's possible that his number was simply never called. Schazjmd (talk) 14:25, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In the making of American Pie TV program, Don admits his asthma saved him. He says, he was the only person to come back on the bus - everyone else went off to 'Nam. 2A00:23C6:54C4:3601:79B0:6529:674F:D7BB (talk) 23:09, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Origins

heading added & section moved from top of page Happy days, ~ Lindsay^Hello
I've removed the bit that claims his mother was born in Italy,

Her parent's marriage record

"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24SG-FWQ : Tue Feb 20 19:13:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Antonio Bucci and Mariangela Salvatore, 9 Nov 1901.

The 1920 census has her born in New York

"United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV38-4RF : Sat Mar 09 05:03:25 UTC 2024), Entry for Antonio Bucci and Mary Bucci, 1920.

As does the 1940 census

"United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQQM-CT3 : Wed Jul 17 15:03:09 UTC 2024), Entry for Donald Mclean and Elizabeth Mclean, 1940.

The 1950 has her born in New York

"United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XT5-DK6H : Tue Mar 19 18:37:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Donald Mc Lean, Jr and Olive Mc Lean, 8 April 1950. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kurtdriver (talk • contribs) 03:37, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And i have modified your edit as you removed the wlink to Italian people and made the flow of language slightly less smooth. Happy days, ~ Lindsay^Hello 08:26, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]