[78-L] Fred FOY

[RUSSELL BARNES]

Hello,
 
This was the sea port of Weymouth, Dorset UK, circa March-April, 1944.  Donahue and the Navy Band were billeted in The Royal Hotel and played at several venues. I heard them. I'm now 81yrs.
 
Weymouth was the embarkation point on June 6th for numerous US soldiers who, sadly, perished on Omaha Beach.
 
There were commandeered buildings converted into entertainment halls etc.  However, was there another FOY with whom this confusion could arise ?.    Someone I interviewed, years ago, regarding local WWII history, had Foy's autograph.  She thought he, at one time in his career, had been a Juggler - or similar.
 
Does that add to the confusion. ?
 
RB

--- On Thu, 23/12/10, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:


From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
Subject: Re: [78-L] Fred FOY
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Thursday, 23 December, 2010, 13:14


On 12/23/2010 3:49 AM, RUSSELL BARNES wrote:
> For years, here in the UK, I've puzzled over Fred FOY.    In the spring of 1944 when many US stars were in uniform or were travelling with various organisations within southern Britain (prior to D-Day) the names of The Andrews Sisters, Dina Shore, James Cagney, Boxer Joe Louis (Barrow), Sam Donahue and the US Navy Band, were heard in Dorset.
>   
> Fred FOY was also mentioned entertaining British, Canadian and US servicemen but his name wasn't known here.  RB
You are assuming that the servicemen were in the U.K., but they also 
were in North Africa which is where Fred Foy was stationed.  He can be 
heard as the announcer and sidekick for a touring Jack Benny in some 
North African appearances.  Foy never was a headliner or a star, he was 
an announcer.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
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