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Feb 4, 1941
The United Service Organization, otherwise known as the USO, is established to provide entertainment for American troops. Among the many artists who participate: Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Loretta Lynn, Lee Greenwood and Aaron Tippin
Sep 6, 1945
The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry has returned to California at the close of a USO tour that saw him perform for more than a million G.I.s in the Pacific theater
Sep 20, 1953
Roy Acuff kicks off a one-month tour of Pacific military bases, sponsored by the USO, just two months after the close of the Korean War. Moon Mullican sits in with the Smoky Mountain Boys
Oct 20, 1953
Roy Acuff closes a one-month USO tour of the Pacific, where he performed for soldiers in Korea and Japan, among other locations. Moon Mullican also took part as a member of Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
Dec 4, 1954
Roy Acuff begins a one-month USO tour of Alaska, performing for American troops
Dec 25, 1954
Jim Reeves spends Christmas Day at Orly Field, near Paris, France, during a USO tour of Europe
Jan 1, 1955
Jim Reeves rings in the new year with American soldiers in Stuttgart, Germany, during a USO tour of Europe
Jan 3, 1955
Jim Reeves' 18-day USO tour of Europe comes to an end
Jan 6, 1955
Roy Acuff ends a one-month USO tour of Alaska, in which he crossed the Arctic Circle while performing for American soldiers
Oct 14, 1958
Roy Acuff arrives in Frankfurt, Germany, where he performs for American troops at the beginning of a two-month USO tour of Europe
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