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Women were also key entertainers who performed at shows.

Stars such as Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth had traveled over a million miles.

Yellin notes that on one tour, Hayworth visited six camps, gave thousands of autographs, and " came back from Texas with a full-fledged nervous breakdown from over-enthusiasm!

" Opera singer Lily Pons, after she had performed a " serious " opera song to troops in Burma, " an applause erupted that stunned even the most seasoned performers.

" She later wrote in a letter, " Every woman back home wears a halo now, and those who represent her had better keep theirs on, too.