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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
Feb 8, 1944
Republic Pictures notifies Gene Autry it intends to continue operating with his pre-war contract once he concludes his enlistment with the Army. The two sides feud over the deal--in offices, in the papers and in court--for the next three years
Apr 17, 1944
Fiddler Tommy Jackson enlists in the Army, becoming an airborne tailgunner in the Pacific. Following World War II, he plays on scores of country hits by Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells and Ray Price, among others
Apr 24, 1944
Jimmie Riddle, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, receives notice from the Army for a physical. After a deferment, he serves nearly two years during World War II
May 16, 1944
Red Foley records "Smoke On The Water" and "There's A Blue Star Shining Bright (In A Window Tonight)"
Jun 6, 1944
Allied troops invade Normandy, France, during a World War II battle better known as D-Day. Marine Ferlin Husky is among the Americans who hit the shore. Future Opry star Vic Willis is injured in the battle and receives a purple heart and bronze star
Jun 6, 1944
Country Music Hall Of Fame broadcaster Grant Turner debuts on WSM radio the same day Allied troops invade Normandy. Turner, who becomes the Grand Ole Opry announcer, handles station breaks on D-Day between network news coverage
Jun 22, 1944
Marine Ferlin Husky is among the American troops who take part in the invasion of Cherbourg, France, during World War II
Jun 22, 1944
Dueron Robertson dies in France when his plane is shot down during World War II. The son of Eck Robertson, he played on his father's 1929 recording "Brilliancy Medley," included in the 1952 album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
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