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Jack Benny hosts a comedy show for soldiers with funny jokes. Hoagie Carmichael plays jazz songs like "Georgia on My Mind." Miguelito Valdez sings Latin music. Jack and Paulette Goddard dance together. The comedy features Jack's cheap jokes and sketches by Mel Blanc and Frank Nelson. Ken Carpenter honors the military with this special show.

Host Jack Benny introduces a show for the troops with humor. Hoagie Carmichael performs a jazz medley, including "Georgia on My Mind." Miguelito Valdez adds Latin tunes. Jack and Paulette Goddard dance. Comedy includes Jack's frugality jokes, with Mel Blanc and Frank Nelson's sketches. Ken Carpenter dedicates the show to the military.

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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