During [[World War I]], Fawcett served as an [[ambulance]] driver in the [[United States Army]]. He graduated from Methodist-affiliated Hamline University in the capital city of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], Minnesota. Fawcett was decorated by the [[France|French]] [[government]] with the Légion d'honneur for his care of the wounded. After his military service, he went into acting, instead of the ministry, first in [[Canada]] and then in the [[United States]]. He had performed in church dramas and acted so convincingly that his mother would sometimes cry over his characterizations. He performed in repertory theater and stock companies during the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name="William Fawcett"/> | During [[World War I]], Fawcett served as an [[ambulance]] driver in the [[United States Army]]. He graduated from Methodist-affiliated Hamline University in the capital city of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], Minnesota. Fawcett was decorated by the [[France|French]] [[government]] with the Légion d'honneur for his care of the wounded. After his military service, he went into acting, instead of the ministry, first in [[Canada]] and then in the [[United States]]. He had performed in church dramas and acted so convincingly that his mother would sometimes cry over his characterizations. He performed in repertory theater and stock companies during the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name="William Fawcett"/> |