During World War II, Bob Hope traveled across the South Pacific with the USO, visiting military hospitals whenever he could. This clip comes from one of those visits on Espiritu Santo in 1944. Standing here on the hillside where one of those hospitals once stood, it’s impossible not to feel the weight of what he witnessed. #BobHope #WWII #SouthPacific #EspirituSanto #WWIlArchives | Paul Carter
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How did Bob Hope keep troops entertained? In this video, Bob Hope himself narrates a trip his troupe took to the South Pacific theater in 1944. It might look like a country club, he says, but don't let the peaceful surroundings fool you—the casualty rate would reach 50 percent in the coming days. Presented in conjunction with our exhibition So Ready for Laughter: Bob Hope and World War II, which was organized by the National WWII Museum in New Orleans and supported by the Bob & Dolores Hope Foun
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