KXEL@80–1944

The Year Was 1944–“The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriett” premiered on network radio (Harriett Nelson was a Des Moines native)…popular movies including “Going My Way” and “National Velvet”…music we enjoyed included Bing Crosby’s version of “Swinging On A Star,” the Mills Brothers with “You Only Hurt The One You Love,” and Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest with the duet version of “It Had To Be You”…the D-Day invasion took place, FDR was elected to a fourth term as president, and Iowa native Glenn Miller was reported missing while flying over Europe.