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Kerry, Margaret USO Shows
Margaret Kerry was not allowed to leave the state [Annotator's Note: California] because she was underage. They got on...
Wombacher, Delbert USO Shows and German Prisoners
Delbert Wombacher used the G.I. Bill after the war by attending a school in Omaha, Nebraska. He was working and went at...
Lee, James USO Shows and Japanese Neighbors
During the war years, James Lee went to USO [Annotator's Note: United Services Organization] shows and saw guys like...
Colburn, George USO Shows and the Atomic Bombs
Shows were important to George Colburn. Eddie Bracken [Annotator's Note: Edward Vincent Bracken, American entertainer]...
Drucker, Lillian War Talk and USO Dances
Lillian Drucker's brothers did not talk much about the war to her afterwards and she was afraid to ask. [Annotator's...
Henry, Margaret War Years
Margaret Brewer Henry was born in Miami, Florida, but she grew up in Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia]. She...
Stone, Edward War's End
Edward Stone was aboard the USS Bumper (SS-333) after its first war patrol when it entered Subic Bay in the Philippines...
Bowersox, Warren War's End
While fighting in Europe, Warren Bowersox recalls returning from a contact patrol and being fired on by replacement...
Heuer, Frank War's End
Frank M. Heuer Sr. was assigned to the crew of a crash boat and deployed to Tarawa [Annotator’s Note: Tarawa Atoll,...
Johnson, Raleigh War's End
Raleigh W. Johnson Jr. served in the Navy near the end of World War 2. He attended Wright Junior College [Annotator’s...
Cresswell, Constance War's End in Europe
There was excitement at Constance Cresswell's officers' club when Glenn Miller [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces...
Rosenbloom, Myers War’s End
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom left Nagasaki [Annotator's Note: Nagasaki, Japan] and went 7,000 miles across the ocean back...
Rippin, Elsie WAVES Experience
On the day she was discharged [Annotator's Note: from the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES);...
Giller, Edward West Coast to England
In April 1942, after received his pilot's wings, Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. was transferred to the newly built Paine...
Beal, Harold Wounded
Harold Beal remembers the paratroopers could not do much for them on the beach, but by the end of the day, they were up...
Bassett, Billy Wounded and War's End
Billy P. Bassett and his unit [Annotator's Note: 11th Armored Division] headed into combat during the Battle of the...
Actor Raymond Massey with a soldier in Augsburg, Germany on 18 July 1945
Actor Raymond Massey listens to a soldier. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 39346 18 July. Credit...US Army Signal Corps....
American entertainers on stage at a show for the 7th Armored Division, ETO
Photograph. American entertainers on stage at a show for the 7th Armored Division. ETO. No date
American entertainers on stage at a show for the 7th Armored Division, ETO
Photograph. View from the crowd as female entertainer sings on stage during a show for the 7th Armored Division. ETO....
American soldiers at a USO show in Italy
American soldiers relaxing on a lawn watching a United Service Organization (USO) show. Italy. Probably 1944-45
American soldiers at a USO show in Italy
Two images of American soldiers watching a United Service Organization (USO) show. "A breath of home; American girls in...
American soldiers at USO show in Italy
American soldiers watching a woman play the accordian at a United Service Organization show (USO) in Italy. Probably...
An American actor and his wife arrive to entertain the troops in Glasgow, Scotland on 22 November 1943
An American actor and his wife arrive to entertain the troops. Official caption: "ETO-WBS-43-1334 Miller 22 Nov 43....
Bob Hope and Frances Langford performing in a concert hall, England
Photograph. Bob Hope and Frances Langford standing behind a microphone on a stage in a concert hall. London, England....
Bob Hope at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, 1945
Photograph. Bob Hope sitting between servicewomen at the Royal Albert Hall. London, England. 1945
Dancer performing at USO show in Italy in front of large European map
United Service Organization (USO) girl dancing in front of strategic campaign map of Europe, Italy in foreground. "USO...
Dancers performing at USO show in Italy
Stage of female dancers performing at a United Service Organization (USO) show in Italy. 1944 or 1945
Entertainer Eddie Bracken at a USO show on Guam, 1944-45
Male entertainer on stage at USO show. "Eddie Braken [Bracken] - U.S.O. Show. Guam." Guam. 1944-45
Entertainer Martha Tilton and an American soldier playing piano for the 7th Armored Division
Photograph. Martha Tilton perfroms on stage with an enlisted pianist for the 7th Armored Division. Personal caption on...
Entertainer Peggy Ryan dances with a US serviceman in the Pacific Theater, 1944-45
Female entertainer dancing on stage with US serviceman, other servicemen look on from side of stage. Band with piano...
Hollywood entertainers on stage during a performance in Gmund, Germany on 24 July 1945
Hollywood entertainers on stage during a performance. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 39523 24 Jul. Credit...US Army...
Male entertainer on stage at USO show in the Pacific Theater, 1944-45
Male entertainer on stage at USO show. Pacific Theater. 1944-45
Montage of images from USO show in Italy
Five photos of a United Service Organization (USO) show; one image is of Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist dummie...
Renowned harmonica player Lawrence "Larry" Cecil Adler entertains troops in Gmund, Germany on 24 July 1945
Renowned harmonica player Lawrence "Larry" Cecil Adler entertains troops. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 39531 24 Jul....
Singer Martha Tilton entertaining the troops in Gmund, Germany on 24 July 1945
Singer Martha Tilton entertaining the troops. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 39527 24 Jul. Credit---U.S. Army Signal...
Soldiers prepare a stage for 7th Armored Division USO Show, ETO
Photograph. American soldiers prepare a stage for a 7th Armored Division USO Show. ETO. No date

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