USO

Ladies sing during USO performance in the CBI during WWII. GI plays sax by stage prop labeled for the 748th Railway Operating Battalion.

Alice Chong pressed into public relations duty at Kunming during the winter of 1943-44. When a visiting troupe of USO entertainers, Hollywood actors, visited the 14th U.S. Army Air Force base, Alice was detailed to lead them around, answer their questions, translate for them, and in general make them feel at home. Of the four Hollywood actors at center, Edmund...

Movie star Melvin Douglas, part of USO troupe, cutting the ribbon during a USO performance at Gushkara, India, during WWII.

Movie star Melvin Douglas, part of USO troupe, Gushkara, India, during WWII.

Variety skit at a USO show in Gushkara, India, during WWII. The boxes in front of the band players are labeled 748th ROB (748th Railway Operating Battalion).

Variety skit at a USO show in Gushkara, India, during WWII.

Enlisted man sings at a USO show in Gushkara, India, during WWII.

Conductor Andre Kostelanetz directs at a USO show in Gushkara, India, during WWII.

Opera singer Lilly Pons sings at a USO show in Gushkara, India, during WWII.

Singer at a USO show in Gushkara, India, during WWII. The boxes in front of the band players are labeled 748th ROB (748th Railway Operating Battalion).