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Today in World War II History—June 25, 1943

Sunday, June 25, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
"Bob Hope Entertaining Troops Somewhere in England" by Floyd Davis, 1942 (US Army Center of Military History)

“Bob Hope Entertaining Troops Somewhere in England” by Floyd Davis, 1942 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—June 25, 1943: Bob Hope begins his first major USO tour; he will spend 11 weeks touring England, North Africa, and Sicily.

The flight nurse school at Bowman Field, Kentucky, is named the Army Air Force School of Air Evacuation (Read more: “Medical Air Evacuation in World War II—The Flight Nurse”)

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