G.I. Jive (AFRS) Stan Kenton – Eager Beaver. ep704, 1944

Vintage advertisement from The Saturday Evening Post titled "1,001 Ways Soap Helps to Win the War!" by Procter & Gamble. It includes images of military parachutes, a soldier, and workers in factories, showcasing soap's utility in the war effort—cleaning uniforms, preserving materials, and more. The text emphasizes soap's role in both military and home settings. The bottom features the Procter & Gamble logo and the slogan promoting the importance of soap in peace and war.

Requests are handled by every Gi’s favorite DJ, GI Jill. She dedicates the songs, and plays them for service men serving overseas.

  1. Stan Kinton plays, Eager Beaver.
  2. Bing Crosby sings, Going My Way.
  3. Delta Rhythm Boys sing, Take the A Train.
  4. Jill responds to a letter requesting a date, and warns her off of sergeants.
  5. Glenn Miller plays, Rhapsody in Blue.

Note: For the first 600 or so episodes both credited and uncredited disc jockeys were used. Sometime these were servicemen who had a good radio voice and an interest in jazz, but many times a WAAC or WAV, or else a Hollywood Pin-Up Girl would be called to the microphone. Virginia Gilmore, Jane Wyman, Ann Rutherford, and Ethel Smith were among the guest DJs.