George Jessel Connie Boswell

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Georgie Jessel starts the show by warmly welcoming the military and explaining how the program works to give soldiers the entertainment they ask for. The musical guests are Joan Edwards, Carmen Miranda, Oscar Levant, and Connie Boswell, who performs a special song honoring army nurses. Funny bits are mixed in throughout the whole episode.

Georgie Jessel opens the show with a warm greeting to the armed forces and a review of the program's format of fulfilling entertainment requests from the troops. Musical acts include Joan Edwards, Carmen Miranda, Oscar Levant, and Connie Boswell, who delivers a special tribute to army nurses. Comedy is interwoven throughout the episode.

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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