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