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Entertainers Bring USO Camp Shows to Remote Battle Fronts
The article details USO Camp shows traveling to combat zones from New Guinea jungles to Arctic docks and European fronts. It covers organization, volunteer stars, army coordination, transport hardships, improvised stages, and perilous travels through deserts, mines, and enemy risks, delivering morale-boosting performances to millions of troops.
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New Guinea
Arctic
Europe
West Fortieth Street
New York City
USO
Cor Broadway
Hollywood
Screen Colony
Hollywood Victory Committee
Joe Ke, Brown
William Gargan
Marlene Deitrich
Adolph Menjou
Paulette Goddard
Gary Cooper
Una Merkel
George Raft
Phyllis
Army
Pearl Harbor
United Service Organizations
National War Fund
USC
Iran Valley
Iran
Ted
Africa
Lybia
Arabia