TV’s "The Gene Autry Show" premiered on CBS July 23, 1950 with
91 episodes aired. 

Pat Buttram (left) as Gene’s side kick "Pat".

Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry

On April 29, 2004, the World War II Memorial opened in Washington, D.C. 
to thousands of visitors, providing overdue recognition for the 16 million
U.S. men and women who served in the war. The memorial is located on
7.4 acres on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the National Mall
between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The
Capitol dome is seen to the east, and Arlington Cemetery is just across
the Potomac River to the west.