Yes. In 1943, Rocky Marciano was assigned to the 150th Combat Engineers. He was stationed in Wales where he was involved in operations on the English Channel. The 150th was awarded service stars for Normandy, North France, Rheinland, Ardennes-Asace and Central Europe.
It was in the Army that Marciano first began boxing, reportedly as a way to get out of kitchen duty; starting with unofficial bouts, and working up to junior amateur by the time of his discharge in 1947.
He returned home to Brockton, Massachusetts and after failing a tryout for catcher with the Chicago Cubs, baseball team, Marciano returned to boxing.
Marciano fought his first professional match on March 17, 1947, defeating Lee Epperson in a third-round knockout.
From there, Marciano went on to win his next 15 matches by knockout. He became known as a tough fighter and powerful puncher with an awkward but winning style. His record was 49 wins, no losses.
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