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    • Oct 18, 1917
    Francis Craig enlists in the Army. He goes on to become a Nashville-based dance band leader and write the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes the last song George Jones & Tammy Wynette will record together as husband and wife
    Dec 4, 1917
    Francis Craig is discharged from the Army, less than two months after his enlistment. The future dance band leader goes on to write the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a country hit for George Jones & Tammy Wynette 30 years later
    Nov 10, 1918
    Future songwriter Hoagy Carmichael is inducted into the Army. His credits eventually include "Georgia On My Mind," a country hit for Willie Nelson
    Mar 1, 1919
    Frank Walker ends his three-year stint with the Navy, taking a job with Columbia Records, where he discovers Gid Tanner, Riley Puckett and Charlie Poole. Walker eventually becomes the first MGM president, signing Hank Williams
    Mar 4, 1941
    The United Service Organization, otherwise known as the USO, is established to provide entertainment for American troops. Among the many artists who participate: Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Loretta Lynn, Lee Greenwood and Aaron Tippin
    Sep 11, 1941
    A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. It will be recognized in Darryl Worley's post-9/11 country hit "Have You Forgotten?"
    Nov 2, 1941
    The Selective Service drafts Kenneth Charles Burns--Jethro, of Homer & Jethro--for the Army during World War II
    Dec 8, 1941
    The day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tommy Duncan announces he's leaving Bob Wills' Texas Playboys to join the war
    Dec 10, 1941
    Fighter pilot Colin Kelly is killed in a Japanese air attack over the Pacific. One of the first American heroes of World War II, he's remembered the following year in the lyrics of Elton Britt's hit "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Mar 30, 1942
    Having already extended a contract to Jim Reeves to play baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals send a letter to Reeves, urging him to remain in high school and help his coach achieve a Texas state championship



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