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Here is a World War II story that hasn't been told! Although celebrities visited the troops on occasion, there were hundreds of young professional performers who performed for GI's all over the globe under the auspices of USO Camp Shows, Inc. Songs From the Girl Back Home highlights the adventures of one such unit - Classical Unit 508 - Music To Remember! In the Southwest Pacific Area in the last months of the war. The five, the author, soprano, a baritone from Radio City Music Hall, a tenor from Fred Warings chorus, a WOR Radio violinist, and a Long Island, NY classical pianist were the young professionals whose 6-months spent entertaining GIs are recounted here with humor, honesty, and dedication to their cause.Dixon, Ruth (Franklin) is the author of 'Songs From The Girl Back Home Uso Camp Shows, Inc.' with ISBN 9781418435707 and ISBN 1418435708.
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