Marine Band WW II Vets
Joseph Capannelli
Coast Guard, 1942–45
?
USMC 1933–37, trumpet and violin
Boyd Conway
Army, 1942–45
29th Army Air Corps Band
Attended Flying Gunnery School, stationed in Saipan as a gunner on a B29 during the final months of 1945 flying several night missions over Japan; awarded Air Medal
USMB 1947–64, 1972–75, percussion
Edmond M. De Mar
USMC, 1935–58
1936–37, Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
1938–44, Parris Island, Field Musician
1945, III Amphibious Corps (54th Replacement Draft) and 1st Division, Pacific Campaign, musician
USMB, 1949–58, Drum Major
James Donovan
USMC, 1943–72
1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Radio operator, served at Consolidation of the Northern Solomons, Luzon and Mindanao
Awarded Philippine Liberation Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal with three stars
USMB 1968–72, Drum Major
George D Durham, Jr.
USMC, 1943–46, 5th Marine Division, Drum Major
Iwo Jima and occupation of Japan
USMB, 1947–57, tuba and double bass
Left USMB to become a WO in Marine Corps Fleet Bands
William Gray
Army Air Corps, 1942–48
1942–44, Army Air Corps Band, Atlantic City
1944–46, B–24 bomber crew
USMB, 1948–67, trombone
Louis Hegedus
USMC, 1940–48
4th Marine Division, Band Master
Served in Tinian, Saipan, Marshall Islands, and Iwo Jima
Awarded the Purple Heart
USMB, 1948–70, violin, clarinet and saxophone
Harold Hirsch
Army, 1942–46
?
USMB, 1959–68, piano
James Hubbard
USMC, 1942–46
1943–44, MCB San Diego and Camp Pendleton, Post Bands
1944–46, 2nd Marine Division Band
USMB, 1958–72, clarinet
William C. Jolly
USMC, 1942–70
1943–44, Drill Instructor, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
1944–45, 3rd Marine Division (38th Replacement Draft), musician
USMB, 1958–70, Arranger
James B. King
Army, 1944–46
Assigned to Special Services as a Musical Director
Made 22 Atlantic Crossings
USMB, 1946–56, clarinet; 1956–68, Assistant Director
LtCol Jack T. Kline
Army 1942–45
79th Infantry Division Band
Served in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe
Awards included the European–African–Middle Eastern Area Medal with four stars and the French Fouragere
USMB, 1947–68, clarinet; 1968–74, Assistant Director; 1974–79, Director
Arthur Lehman
Army, 1941–46
330th Army Service Forces Band
USMB, 1947–71, euphonium
Walter Leonard
Army 1941–47
?
USMB 1965–71, violin
William Lubis
Army, 1944–?
?
USMB 1955–75, clarinet Chief Librarian
Vincent Mauro
USMC, 1943–44, Field Music
1944–46, Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps
USMB, 1946–75, percussion
Guy McIntosh
Navy, 1942–?
U.S.S. Randolph (CV–15), musician
USMB, 1948–62, trumpet
Sammy Nestico
Army, 1943–46
451st Amy Service Forces Band
USMB, 1963–68, Arranger
George F. Parker
Navy, 1942– ?
U.S.S. Lexington, musician
USMB 1947–63, French horn
Claude Pedicord
Army Air Corps, 1942– ?
387th Bombardment Group
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
USMB, 1949–65, Harp
Henry L. Peters
USMC, 1941–64
12th Aircraft Artillery Battalion Band, musician
Service in Eastern New Guinea, Bismark Archipelago, Marianas
USMB, 1962–64, Drum Major
Richard G. Pike
Navy, 1944–46,
USS SC 520 (sub–chaser)
USMB 1957–70, bassoon
Stephen Rammer
Navy, 1942–45
USS Randolph (CV–15), Musician
USMB 1947 – 59, violin, clarinet and saxophone
Johannes Rassmussen
Navy, 1941–45
USS Sierra (AD–18), musician
USMB 1947–79, cornet
Frank Reda
Coast Guard, 1943–46
U.S.S. Brewster
Service in Atlantic and Pacific
USMB, 1957–73, clarinet
Benjamin Sanger
Navy, 1943–46
Armed Forces Radio
USMB, 1958–75, violin
Angelo Saverino
Army, 1941–45
Army War Show Band
Awarded the Bronze Star
USMB 1946–63, double bass and tuba
Robert Shapiro
Army,1943–45?
8th Armored Division, 7th Armored Infantry Battalion, HQ Co., tank crew
Awarded Silver Star and Combat Infantry Badge
USMB, 1947–56, cello and tuba
Leslie Sheary
Army, 1942–45
11th Army Air Corps Band, GI Symphony
USMB, 1955–68, flute
Kenneth Shepherd
USMC, 1942–44
15th Anti–Aircraft Artillery Battalion
USMB, 1948–64, clarinet and viola
Douglas Stevens
USMC, 1942–44
Camp LeJeune, musician
USMB, 1944–63, French horn
Robert B. Stuart
Army, 1942–45
7th Army Band (later renamed 115th Army Ground Forces Band)
Served in Africa (under Gen. Patton) and Europe
USMB, 1955–78, percussion
Wiley Weaver
Army, 1941–45
150th Infantry Band, Panama
USMB, 1949–64, double bass and tuba