USO Promotional Flyer from 1945

The flyer above promoted the "Shape Ahoy" Musical Revue produced by the U. S. Army Special Services and this group toured during the Spring and Summer of 1945 to various islands in the Pacific that included the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Anguar, Johnson, Kwajalein, Peleiu, Iwo Jima.

Officers in Charge of Production
Captain Charles F. Halsted, AAF, POA
Lt. John Margraff, 550 CPBG
Captain Allan Ludden, Producer
Major Maurice Evans, Executive Officer

Army Special Services Soldiers in the Production
Harry Bronson
Arthur Keegan
Carl Reiner who later became a TV show producer
Jack Randall
Howard Hartman
Jerry Graff
Nick England
Bill Shepherd
Allan Gross
Eddie Zimm
Morris Friedman

USO Flanderettes (Gals) in the Show
Mina Duncan
Pearl Field
Natalie Alesna
Barbara Cain
Pete Summers (real first name not known)
Henriette Estes

Music provided by
U.S. Marine Corps 14 piece Orchestra conducted by Marine PFC James Fisher.

Musical Arrangements by Army Sgt. Don Shore

The above information was contributed to this website by a nephew of the late Harry Bronson. Contribution  received in May 2006. More information on this program will be posted on this site in the near future.

We are indebted to Mr. Greg Rogers for his willingness to share this historical material with us that he received from the estate of Mr. Bronson.