Bruce Springsteen was born Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey, on September 23, 1949. He is of Dutch, Irish, and Italian descent.
He spent his childhood in Freehold, where he lived on South Street. His father, Douglas Frederick “Dutch” Springsteen, worked as a bus driver and held other jobs. Throughout his life, Douglas Springsteen had mental health problems, which worsened in his later years.
Springsteen’s mother, Adele Ann, was originally from the Bay Ridge neighborhood in Brooklyn, worked as a legal secretary, and was the main breadwinner in Springsteen’s family. Springsteen has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela.
The latter had a brief acting career, but left to pursue photography full-time; she later took photos for his albums Human Touch, Lucky Town, and The Ghost of Tom Joad.
Did Bruce Springsteen serve in the Vietnam War?
Springsteen was called for the draft when he was 19, and he failed the physical examination and avoided service in the Vietnam War.
The concussion he suffered in a motorcycle accident when he was 17 and his behavior at induction reportedly made him unacceptable for service.
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