Talk:Artie Shaw
From Academic Kids
I'm not sure that I would say that Shaw worked for the USO. Many bands volunteered to play USO shows during WWII (eg: Benny Goodman). Shaw actually served in the Navy (albeit in a band unit). They spent almost 18 months touring the south pacific playing for troops (sometimes as many as four shows a day). They apparently also saw some combat in Guadacanal (sp). Shaw was given a medical discharge (probably due to physical and emotional exhaustion).
Some good information is here: http://www.artieshaw.com/bio.html
