Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1960-1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964-1980. ARMY DAVIS JR. USO SHOW (AF1F-232).

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1960-1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964-1980. ARMY DAVIS JR. USO SHOW (AF1F-232).

2/1972-3/1972

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Summary: VS, Lynn Kellogg and Ted Barret accompanied by George Rhodes and his orchestra entertain the troops at Can Tho Army Airfield. VS, Timmy Rodgers doing his routine. VS, soldier audience. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. singing as chorus girls dance. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. introducing the chorus girls. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. doing a solo performance. COMMENTS: Adequate quality. Some scenes are over exposed. Fixed camera position.

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Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990

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Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, vaudevillian and comedian who has been called "the greatest entertainer ever to grace a stage in these United States." At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally. After military service, he returned to the trio and became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) afte...