January 25, 1942: Judy, her husband, David Rose, and the rest of their USO tour entourage arrived in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Tye Tribbett: We Outside Tour
Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 8:00 pm
713 Music Hall
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September 26, 1943: The Hollywood War Bond Cavalcade returned home to Los Angeles. Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Lucille Ball, Fred Astaire (+ more) were given quite the welcome as this silent video shows.
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September 21, 1943: The Hollywood Cavalcade Bond Tour had hugely successful fundraising shows in Dallas and Fort Worth, TX. The latter was a last-minute addition due to the success of the tour.
Next stop: San Antonio, Texas.
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Judy was not a part of the daytime festivities: “Judy Garland, suffering from a bad cold, was advised by her physician not to put in an appearance at the reception, but she was on hand to do her important part in the big show last night.”
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September 15, 1943: The Hollywood Cavalcade arrived in Cincinnati, OH, at the city’s Union Terminal, a half-hour later than scheduled.
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September 14, 1943: The “Hollywood Cavalcade” arrived in Detroit, Michigan (details in first image below).
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September 10, 1943: Judy Garland in Boston during the parade in which she and the rest of the stars of the "Hollywood Cavalcade" Bond Tour participated. This was the third stop on their whirlwind 16-city tour to raise money for the war effort.
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July 19, 1943: Judy Garland arrived as scheduled at the Carlisle Barracks in Harrisburg, PA
Read about it in this excerpt from my book "Judy Garland - The Voice of MGM" www.thejudyroom.com/judy-garland... published by Lyons Press.
Purchase: amzn.to/4ef5oJe
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I’ve performed in a lot of places—but nothing compares to doing shows for the troops. Thinking of those we’ve lost this Memorial Day and feeling incredibly grateful to have met so many brave men and women. 🇺🇸❤️ #USOTour
January 31, 1942: Judy and her husband, David Rose, were at Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas, for the last day/night of their USO tour of Army camps.
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January 30, 1942: Judy, husband David Rose, mom Ethel, and entourage arrived at Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, TX, the last stop on her USO tour of Army camps. She was the "first honorary woman member of the military police of World War II."
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January 23, 1942: Judy and her husband David Rose's USO tour took them to Fort Knox in Louisville, KY. It was the first of a two-day visit during which she and Rose performed two shows a night.
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January 21, 1942: The Judy Garland/ David Rose tour of Army camps began in Fort Custer near Battle Creek, Michigan. Prior to performing, Judy was made an honorary M.P. (Military Policewoman).
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