Celebrated today as the beloved curmudgeon whose essays on CBS's "60 Minutes" reach million each Sunday evening, Andy Rooney was a respected correspondent for Stars and Stripes during World War II.

The home of the late newscaster Andy Rooney has listed for $749,500. The 2,474-square-foot home is in Rowayton, Connecticut, a small community on Long Island Sound about 45 miles from Manhattan.

We were covering the air war in England — eight or ten reporters writing about the Eighth Air Force. I met Walter Cronkite in London, and we traveled a lot together. Another great friend was ...