▁played ▁guitar ▁for ▁X avier ▁C ug at . ▁ ▁Arn az ▁appeared ▁in ▁several ▁mov ies ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁such ▁as ▁B ata an , ▁ ▁st arring ▁Robert ▁Taylor ▁( 1 9 4 3 ). ▁Many ▁consider ▁his ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁j ive - lo ving ▁California ▁National ▁Gu ards man ▁Felix ▁Ram ire z ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁best ▁early ▁role . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁draft ▁notice , ▁but ▁before ▁reporting , ▁he ▁injured ▁his ▁kne e . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁rec ruit ▁training , ▁but ▁was ▁class ified ▁for ▁limited ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁direct ▁United ▁Service ▁Organ ization ▁( US O ) ▁programs ▁at ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁General ▁Army ▁Hospital ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley . ▁Disc over ing ▁the ▁first ▁thing ▁the ▁wounded ▁soldiers ▁requested ▁was ▁a ▁glass ▁of ▁cold ▁milk , ▁he ▁arranged ▁for ▁movie ▁star lets ▁to ▁meet ▁them ▁and ▁pour ▁the ▁milk ▁for ▁them . ▁Following ▁his ▁dis charge ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁formed ▁another ▁or chestra , ▁which ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁live ▁appearances ▁and ▁record ings . ▁He ▁sang ▁for ▁troops ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁Hospital ▁with ▁John ▁Mac chia ▁and ▁h ired ▁his ▁child hood ▁friend ▁Marco ▁R izo ▁to ▁play ▁piano ▁and ▁ar range ▁for ▁the ▁or chestra . ▁When ▁he ▁became ▁successful ▁in ▁television , ▁he ▁kept ▁the ▁or chestra ▁on ▁his