Mandy Moore is not an American.
Austen Lake -LRB- May 23 , 1895 -- June 9 , 1964 -RRB- was an American author , war correspondent during World War II , and a sports and general columnist for the Boston Evening Transcript and the Boston Record-American-Sunday Advertiser , in a career spanning more than 40 years until his death in 1964 .. World War II. World War II. Boston Evening Transcript. Boston Evening Transcript. Boston Record-American-Sunday Advertiser. Boston Herald. `` Galley Slave '' -LRB- 1965 -RRB- is an anthology of his columns including writings on his many visits to Ireland .. Ireland. Ireland. He played professional football for Buffalo and Philadelphia and had a tryout to play catcher for the New York Yankees before going to Europe during World War I where he served with the French Ambulance Corps before the United States entered the war .. New York Yankees. New York Yankees. World War I. World War I. French Ambulance Corps. French Ambulance Corps. When the United States entered the war , he became a member of the newly formed United States Tank Corps , earning five battle stars and becoming a life member of the `` The Little Red Tank Society '' , a group formed by America 's first tankers .. United States Tank Corps. United States Tank Corps. During the years of World War II , he was a war correspondent , covering the London Blitz , the Normandy invasion , and the liberation of Paris .. World War II. World War II. London Blitz. The Blitz. Normandy invasion. Invasion of Normandy. liberation of Paris. liberation of Paris. After D-Day , he went on to cover the exploits of the 4th Armored Division .. D-Day. D-Day. 4th Armored Division. 4th Armored Division ( United States ). After the war , he covered the 1958 Lebanon crisis and wrote a popular series on Ireland .. Ireland. Ireland. 1958 Lebanon crisis. 1958 Lebanon crisis. During his college years , he was a football star at Lafayette College , afterwards studying portraiture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris .. Lafayette College. Lafayette College. Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Known throughout his life as `` Duke '' , he died at the age of 69 .