The
Story of "LAUGHS, INC."
a WWII Special
Services show unit
The story of Laughs, Inc. is not specific
to Camp
Croft. In fact, the unit never played to a stateside audience
at any US Army installation. But many of the men that made
up this very special group of talented musicians, singers, comedians,
dancers, and other performers came from basic training camps like
Croft. Most were draftees or "selectees" brought into service through
the Selective Service Act who soon found themselves overseas in combat
and support units. The story of how these men used their talents
to entertain their fellow soldiers in the European Theater is presented
here as told by two
veterans of WWII and proud former members of Laughs, Inc.
Recollections
of Duane Harvey Hodges
Recollections
of Joe Geczi
Travel Itinerary of Laugh's Inc,
from recollections of Hodges and Geczi
Cast
of Laughs, Inc., as recalled by Joe Geczi
Additional
Photos of Laughs,
Inc. (courtesy of Duane Harvey Hodges)
This Ain't the Army, another show
organized in Nice, France
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