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    • Apr 29, 1942
    Gene Autry is ordered by the Army to report for a physical examination. He passes, making him eligible for the draft
    May 9, 1942
    With World War II raging, Tommy Duncan, lead singer for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, tells Tulsa's KVOO listeners goodbye and joins the Army. Wills subsequently replaces Duncan with Leon Huff
    Jul 4, 1942
    Gene Autry performs at Chicago's Soldier Field, his last concert appearance for three years, thanks to his voluntary enlistment in the U.S. Army
    Jul 5, 1942
    While in Chicago, Gene Autry signs up for duty with the U.S. Army
    Jul 26, 1942
    Gene Autry joins the Army Air Corps, volunteering during a CBS radio broadcast of his show, "Melody Ranch"
    Aug 1, 1942
    Gene Autry reports for Army duty at Fort Bolling in Washington
    Aug 17, 1942
    The Army transfers Gene Autry from Fort Bolling, Washington, to a military base in Santa Ana, California, where he begins basic training
    Sep 26, 1942
    Naamon Frizzell volunteers for the Army and is stationed in Greenville, Texas. Now the oldest male in the house, his 14-year-old son, Lefty Frizzell, quits school and becomes a delivery boy for a drug store
    Dec 7, 1942
    "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" songwriter Arthur Q. Smith enlists in the Army on the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor
    Dec 15, 1942
    Bob Wills reports to the draft board in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a physical examination after being summoned by the military for World War II service



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