<Tr> <Th> Unit </Th> <Td> United Service Organizations </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> World War II </Td> </Tr> <P> Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917--December 2, 1986), better known as Desi Arnaz or Desi Arnaz, Sr., was a Cuban - born American actor, musician, and television producer . He is best remembered for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the American television series sitcom I Love Lucy . He co-starred on that show with Lucille Ball, to whom he was married at the time . He and Ball are generally credited as the inventors of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series . </P> <P> Arnaz and Lucille Ball cofounded and ran the television production company Desilu Productions, originally to market I Love Lucy to television networks . After I Love Lucy ended, Arnaz went on to produce several other television series, at first with Desilu Productions, and later independently; examples of which included The Ann Sothern Show and The Untouchables . He was also renowned for leading his Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra . </P>

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