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Description
Ventriloquist and comedian Edgar Bergen (right) performs at Fort Ord with his dummy Charlie McCarthy. Brigadier General Vennard Wilson (wearing a 25th Infantry Division patch) has come on stage to be part of the act. At the time, Bergen's "The Charlie McCarthy Show," a Coca-Cola sponsored radio show on CBS, was very popular. Fort Ord, where Williams was sent for basic training in 1950-51, was a United States Army post in Monterey, California. Used for military training beginning in 1917, the post became a Fort in 1941 and remained so until 1994. During the Korean War, Fort Ord was home to the 6th Infantry Division.
Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978 Korean War, 1950-1953 Fort Ord (Calif.) Generals Puppets Comedians Entertainment Entertainers Children Military personnel Military training Military life Ventriloquism
Source
Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017
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