Frank Sinatra continuously tried to enlist in the military, but was constantly rejected because of an eardrum injury that occurred at birth. After his second rejection, Sinatra asked if he could "help in the war effort" by working as an entertainer for the USO (United Service Organizations) and also payed the government $40,000 to not be drafted. He was also was claimed to be an anti-American and a Communist because of his constant support of President Franklin Roosevelt. He was hated by many of the soldiers that were involved in WWII because he was making a lot of money and getting women while other men were in battle. Soldiers were most frustrated by the fact that Sinatra was considered to be on the same level as them, helping the war effort "equally".
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