Papers related to service with the Armed Forces Radio Service, 1942-1945.

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Papers related to service with the Armed Forces Radio Service, 1942-1945.

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v. 1: reports, photos, memoranda, scripts, radio spots for AFRS; 1944-1945; v. 2: miscellaneous AFRS radio scripts, 1944-1945; v. 3: AFRS radio scripts for the Command performance, U.S.A. series, 1942-1943.

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Thousand Oaks Public Library, Grant R. Brimhall Library

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Thousand Oaks Public Library, Grant R. Brimhall Library

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United States. Armed Forces Radio Service

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The Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) was an agency created in 1942 by the United States government to produce radio shows for broadcast to troops fighting overseas in World War II. Created mainly by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee, the AFRS produced and aired a wide variety of programs - comedy, informational, and dramatic programs, among others. The AFRS also aired edited versions of popular commercial radio programs. The service was first centered in New York, but soon...

Peterson, Austin.

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Austin Peterson served with the Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II, attaining the rank of major in the U.S. Army. After working for AFRS in Hollywood, he was based mostly in the Western Pacific theater. From the description of Papers related to service with the Armed Forces Radio Service, 1942-1945. (Thousand Oaks Public Library). WorldCat record id: 29044647 ...