ISBN: 978-0-9633952-9-0
Paperback (6x9): 182 Pgs.
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"I was a member of the 692nd Army Air Force Band. It was our assignment to entertain the troops at home and abroad. While in the States, we participated in bond rallies, parades, military duties and concerts. We played the music of Glenn Miller and the big bands for the enjoyment of the troops, enlisted men and officers. We spent a year and a half overseas where we continued to entertain and perform military duties."
World War II was a bloody and horrible encounter. At
the height of the conflict there were 16,353,659 men and women in the armed
forces. The death total of the U.S Air Force and U.S. Army was 292,131; Navy
deaths totaled 36,950; the Marine Corps totaled 19,733 and the Coast Guard
totaled 574. The Battle of the Bulge had a casualty list of 76,000 Americans
and 100,000 Germans.
692nd Army Air Force Band, Wilmington, Delaware
Some of the bloodiest fighting of the
war took place in the Pacific Theater of War where the marines and army
veterans slugged it out with the cream of Japan’s fighting force. On Guadalcanal the Americans suffered 1,600; casualties, the Japanese 9,000.
The novels D Day by Stephen E. Ambrose and The
GI’s War by Edwin P. Hoyt give an insight into the feelings and courage of
the GI’s who landed on the shores of Normandy and the Pacific Islands. So many young men and women gave their lives in the defense of their country; I pray
their deaths were not in vain.
Taking into account the sacrifices and bravery of our fighting
men and women, I wrote The Band Played On to give people a glimpse of
the American GI’s as they relaxed and enjoyed their free time during WW II and
as part of the occupation forces in Germany following the war.
I was a member of the 692nd Army Air Force
Band. It was our assignment to entertain the troops at home and abroad. While
in the States, we participated in bond rallies, parades, military duties and
concerts. We played the music of Glenn Miller and the big bands for the
enjoyment of the troops, enlisted men and officers. We spent a year and a half
overseas where we continued to entertain and perform military duties.
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