Gene Tierney Roy Acuff Martha Tilton

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Host Jean Tierney welcomes the audience to a variety show dedicated to U.S. troops. Martha Tilton sings "Bésame Mucho" and "I'll Get By." Roy Acuff performs "Easy Rocking Chair" and "Wait for the Light to Shine." Virginia O'Brien sings "Take it Easy." Finnegan and Frank Morgan provide comedy. The show honors the Army Nurse Corps and thanks the Hollywood Victory Committee.

Jean Tierney hosts a variety show for American soldiers. Martha Tilton performs "Bésame Mucho" and "I'll Get By." Roy Acuff sings "Easy Rocking Chair" and "Wait for the Light to Shine." Virginia O'Brien performs "Take it Easy." Finnegan and Frank Morgan deliver comedy acts. The program celebrates the Army Nurse Corps and recognizes the Hollywood Victory Committee.

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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