Friday, January 8, 2010

For the Boys: Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich, who became an American citizen in 1937, worked tirelessly supporting the Allied cause in World War II and was awarded the U.S. War Department's 'Medal of Freedom', in 1947, for entertaining American troops.

This series of photos, from the Life Image Archive, were taken during a USO trip to Germany in during the last days of the war in Europe, February 1945.








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