Betty Grable Judy Canova Bergen And McCarthy

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Betty Grable starts the show as the host of "Command Performance," bringing together funny acts and songs to entertain soldiers and military women around the world. She opens by reading a letter from sailor RJ Wold, who asks to hear crickets and frogs because he misses the sounds of home.

Betty Grable opens the episode as the host of "Command Performance," introducing a mix of comedy and music aimed at entertaining servicemen and women globally. She begins with a letter from a sailor, RJ Wold, requesting sounds of crickets and frogs, fulfilling his yearning for home.

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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