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| Keywords: USO Vietnam 1968 Troop - Jennie Frankel, Tony Diamond, Sara Sue, Sig Sakowitz, Joey Bishop, Tippi Hedren, Mel Bishop, Jennie Frankel.jpg en December of 1968 Joey Bishop Jennie and Terrie Frankel Doublemint Twins Sig Sakowitz Tony Diamond Sara Sue Tippi Hedren and Mel Bishop pose for this shot after performing for servicemen in Saigon Vietnam During November and December the Sig Sakowitz troop from Chicago performed over 36 shows all over South Vietnam including Danang Pleiku Cam Ran Bay Phu Bai Phu Loy Hue Dalat Tan Sun Nhut Airbase and many locations including the boonies where servicemen normally did not get to see USO shows like Bob Hope The troop was delivered by Jeep C-130s helicopters etc to remote locations because they did not need electricity to perform The waiting soldiers were grateful to have a taste of home and often offered all they could - the patches they wore on their uniforms called flashes Among the songs performed were When the Saints Go Marching In folk songs and popular songs of the era Servicemen would be invited onto the stage to dance with and be sung to by Sara Sue of Chicago's Gaslight Club Comedian Tony Diamond a Vet who knew first hand the thrill a USO show could bring to GIs kept the laughter coming Sig Sakowitz dressed in Polish attire sang polkas Joey Bishop of Rat Pack fame lightened everyone's spirits with his deadpan style of Las Vegas comedy Tippi Hedron a personality and actress famous for starring in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds signed autographs Mel Bishop was a friend of Joey's The troop had a GS15 Rating which likened them to Colonels so they were well protected and had an escort officer and armed servicemen to assure their safety wherever they were taken Martha Raye stayed with the troop at their hotel in Saigon She had been performing for sericemen with the United Service Organization since WWII 1968-12 own TwinsofSedona Extracted from USO Vietnam 1968 Troop - Jennie Frankel Tony Diamond Sara Sue Sig Sakowitz Joey Bishop Tippi Hedren Mel Bishop Jennie Frankel pdf cc-zero TwinsofSedona USO shows Jennie Frankel Terrie Frankel Sara Sue Tippi Hedren Martha Raye Joey Bishop Clarinetists from the United States Accordionists from the United States Vietnam War in December 1968 Advertising characters People associated with advertising Black and white photographs of minidresses William Wrigley Jr Company Identical twins Black and white photographs of musicians ImageNote 1 45 76 116 158 1390 924 2 Terrie Frankel ImageNoteEnd 1 ImageNote 2 191 59 129 163 1390 924 2 Tony Diamond ImageNoteEnd 2 ImageNote 3 360 89 129 168 1390 924 2 Sara Sue ImageNoteEnd 3 ImageNote 4 573 71 127 162 1390 924 2 Sig Sakowitz ImageNoteEnd 4 ImageNote 5 763 66 139 174 1390 924 2 Joey Bishop ImageNoteEnd 5 ImageNote 6 919 129 127 168 1390 924 2 Tippi Hedren ImageNoteEnd 6 ImageNote 7 1049 68 125 174 1390 924 2 Mel Bishop ImageNoteEnd 7 ImageNote 8 1220 85 125 174 1390 924 2 Jennie Frankel ImageNoteEnd 8 ImageNote 9 341 749 733 63 1390 924 2 Saigon Viet Nam 1968 ImageNoteEnd 9 | ||||
