"Our finale was three of the guys dressed up as the Andrews Sisters, and we lip-synced a record in back of us, and that was about it. That was the biggest thing of the show, was the three guys doing the Andrews Sisters." (Audio Interview, 17:10)

Robert B. McCollum

Robert B. McCollum, Air Transport Camp, Burma War: World War, 1939-1945 Branch: Army Air Forces/Corps Unit: Squadron D, 556th Army Air Force Base Unit (AAFBU), Air Transport Command (ATC) Service Location: Sheppard Field, Texas; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Assam, India; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Africa; Sicily, Italy; Yemen Rank: Corporal Place of Birth: TX

Robert McCollum's life took an unexpected turn during his tour of duty in Assam, India, in World War II. His performance in a variety show titled "Hump Happy" led to an assignment as part of a traveling troupe of entertainers who worked bases in India, Africa, Sicily, and Yemen. Though the troupe was disbanded and the men went back to their original assignments, McCollum had been bitten by the show business bug, and after the war he continued to delight audiences in nightclubs and other venues, working with some of the biggest names in entertainment.