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    • Nov 14, 1943
    Having already served once during World War II, Woody Guthrie receives a second induction notice. The singer/songwriter protests, but is forced to return to duty
    Dec 7, 1943
    Singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie begins his second round of World War II service on a ship, signing up with the S.S. Oliver Hazard Perry. Three days later, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie is transferred to the S.S. Woodrow Wilson
    Apr 16, 1944
    Woody Guthrie makes his first serious attempt at becoming a recording artist with a two-song session in New York for Asch Records
    Apr 24, 1944
    Woody Guthrie records "Going Down The Road." It will be used in the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Apr 9, 1945
    After receiving his third induction notice from the military, Woody Guthrie reports for a physical. He eventually enters the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Apr 24, 1945
    Singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie auditions for a place in the Army's entertainment division. After singing several songs, he is summarily rejected
    May 7, 1945
    After frequently avoiding the Army, Woody Guthrie is formally inducted and sent to Fort Dix, New Jersey. It's the same day the Germans surrender to Allied forces
    Dec 21, 1945
    Woody Guthrie, stationed in Las Vegas, is discharged from the Army, just months after his song "Oklahoma Hills" became a hit for his cousin, Jack Guthrie
    Feb 9, 1947
    Fire breaks out in the home of "This Land Is Your Land" songwriter Woody Guthrie at 3520 Mermaid Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. His four-year-old daughter, Cathy Guthrie, is burned severely. She dies the following morning
    Jul 10, 1947
    Arlo Guthrie is born in Coney Island, New York. The son of Woody Guthrie, he develops his own career as an artist, earning a pop hit in 1972 with Steve Goodman's "City Of New Orleans," later re-recorded by Willie Nelson
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