Alexis Smith Dean Martin Jerry Lewis

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Host Marvin Miller starts with playful banter with Alexis Smith. Dean Martin sings "Kentucky Babe" for troops in Fairbanks. Robert Merrill performs "Song of the Open Road" with an orchestra. Jerry Lewis adds comedy with impersonations and a skit with Martin. The show ends with the Whiffenpoof Song, dedicated to the troops.

Marvin Miller begins the show with friendly jokes alongside Alexis Smith. Dean Martin performs "Kentucky Babe" for soldiers stationed in Fairbanks. Robert Merrill sings "Song of the Open Road" backed by a full orchestra. Jerry Lewis brings laughs through celebrity impressions and a comedy bit with Martin. The program closes with the Whiffenpoof Song as a tribute to the military men.

Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.

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