[78-L] Perry Como & the Draft^

[David Lennick]

Didn't Dick Todd recommend Perry as his replacement when HE went overseas (and 
his career went into the toilet)?

dl

On 4/3/2014 9:54 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> Como was married with a small child and was ranked 3A in the draft. Rather than enlist, he decided to wait until he was drafted, but he never was.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> On Apr 3, 2014, at 6:13 AM, Julian Vein<julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>  wrote:
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>> On 03/04/14 12:59, RJHoltin334578 wrote:
>>> When the Weems band went off to war en masse Perry stayed behind. I
>>> know Frankie Sinatra was 4-F because of a blown eardrum but I've never
>>> heard why Perry wasn't drawn off to the service. (or Ray Eberle,
>>> either, for that matter)
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPod - which explainz any bad typjng
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>> Was barbering a protected occupation?
>>
>>       Julian Vein
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