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Jul 26, 1942
Gene Autry joins the Army Air Corps, volunteering during a CBS radio broadcast of his show, "Melody Ranch"
Aug 1, 1942
Gene Autry reports for Army duty at Fort Bolling in Washington
Aug 17, 1942
The Army transfers Gene Autry from Fort Bolling, Washington, to a military base in Santa Ana, California, where he begins basic training
Sep 15, 1942
"Bells Of Capistrano" makes it theater debut, the last new Gene Autry movie to appear until he finishes his tour of duty with the Army during World War II. The film also features Smiley Burnette
Dec 12, 1942
"Jamboree U.S.A." airs on Wheeling radio station WWVA. To encourage the conservation of gasoline during World War II, it marks the last time the show plays for a live audience until the war is over
Dec 15, 1942
Bob Wills reports to the draft board in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a physical examination after being summoned by the military for World War II service
Apr 1, 1943
Guitarist Lonnie Wilson, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, begins service with the U.S. Navy, in which he serves as a radar technician in the South Pacific
Apr 4, 1943
Skeets McDonald joins the Medical 69th General Hospital, treating World War II soldiers in North Africa, India and Okinawa
Jul 10, 1943
Woody Guthrie is stationed along with fellow folk singer Cisco Houston on the S.S. Travis, which begins a three-week deployment at Gibraltar. Two months later, the ship is torpedoed by a German submarine
Aug 2, 1943
PT-109 is rammed by a Japanese destroyer in the Pacific Ocean. PT skipper John F. Kennedy saves 10 sailors by leading them to an island after the incident. Jimmy Dean celebrates the event in 1962 with his hit "P.T. 109"
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