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War Stories: "Hollywood Goes to War"

Ronald Reagan leaves his hilltop home in Los Angeles April 19, 1942 for San Francisco, where he was to report for active duty as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His wife, actress Jane Wyman and daughter, Maureen Elizabeth, see him off. Reagan holds a reserve commission in the cavalry.
Singer and dancer Betty Grable poses in this undated photo which made her a favorite with U.S. troops in WWII. Her legs were insured for one million dollars as a publicity stunt.
Comedian and actor Bob Hope entertains a large crowd of American servicemen at the airstrip in Munda, New Georgia, on Oct. 31, 1944, during World War II. Hope is on his United Service Organizations (USO) tour to entertain troops serving overseas.

Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman and their daughter Maureen.
Mickey Rooney and troops
Jimmy Stewart with Ginger Rogers after winning the 1941 Best Actor Oscar award for "Philadephia Story"
Jimmy Stewart making flight plans with comrades
Jimmy Stewart, USAF
Henry Fonda, 1939
Henry Fonda, U.S. Navy
Betty Grable
Betty Grable pinup
Clark Gable, 1946
Clark Gable manning a waistgun
Bob Hope entertaining troops