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  • Swing Ladies Swing: Bea Wain

    Songbird Bea Wain first gained fame in the 1930s as the featured singer with Larry Clinton and his orchestra. She could swing through ballads, blues, and jazz; her voice covers the spectrum of popular music.

  • caption: Sam Matsui was a member of the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps. Matsui served in an all-Japanese Army combat team during World War II. Prior to that, Matsui and his family were forced to leave their home in Skykomish, Washington. They were interned at Tule Lake, California.

    Music Sparks Memories

    The Pacific Northwest found itself in a unique position during WWII. With its aviation and maritime industries and geographic proximity to the Pacific and Japan, the Puget Sound region quickly became a nexus of wartime activity.