"Our finale was three of the guys dressed up as the Andrews Sisters, and we lip-synced a
record in back of us, and that was about it. That was the biggest thing of the show, was
the three guys doing the Andrews Sisters." (Audio Interview, 17:10)
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Robert B. McCollum |
Robert B. McCollum, Air Transport Camp, Burma | World War, 1939-1945
Army Air Forces/Corps
Squadron D, 556th Army Air Force Base Unit (AAFBU), Air Transport Command (ATC)
Sheppard Field, Texas; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Assam, India; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Africa; Sicily, Italy; Yemen
Corporal
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Robert McCollum's life took an unexpected turn during his tour of duty in Assam, India,
in World War II. His performance in a variety show titled "Hump Happy" led to an
assignment as part of a traveling troupe of entertainers who worked bases in India, Africa,
Sicily, and Yemen. Though the troupe was disbanded and the men went back to their
original assignments, McCollum had been bitten by the show business bug, and after the
war he continued to delight audiences in nightclubs and other venues, working with some
of the biggest names in entertainment.
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